Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said he welcomed last Friday's announcement by the World Health Organisation that polio was no longer endemic in Nigeria even as he directed government agencies to ensure that the virus never resurface in Nigeria.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the president was delighted by the announcement which followed the absence of any case of the wild polio virus in Nigeria since July 24, 2014. The president applauded the concerted efforts of government officials, health workers, volunteer groups, civil society, religious leaders, traditional rulers and international partners which resulted in the historic achievement.
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