Amidst the controversy over the safety of the polio vaccine in some states in the Northern part of the country, the Jigawa State government has approved its administration on children.

Information commissioner, Abba Kukuma, said the approval was to allay fears among the people about the safety of the vaccine and ensure smooth conduct of the current immunisation in the state.

He said the measure was imperative in enhancing health care delivery in Jigawa.

Kukuma said the government has not rejected the ongoing polio immunisation, noting that efficient campaign strategies had been employed to sensitise the grass roots.

"Already government officials have been drafted to local government areas to explain to the people the importance of the exercise," he said, pledging that government would prevail on the people to embrace the exercise.

The commissioner harped on the need for advocacy campaign to raise people's awareness on the safety of the vaccine.