Buhari Approves Construction Of One Oxygen Plant In Every State

President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the establishment of at least one oxygen plant in each of the 36 states of the federation.

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced this during a briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

President Buhari also approved the rehabilitation of five oxygen plants across tertiary health institutions across the country.

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“Approval has been given to rehabilitate five oxygen plants across various tertiary health institutions in Abuja.

“The President has also approved that at least one oxygen plant should be established in each state of the federation immediately. The National Coordinator will elaborate on this during this briefing,” the PTF Chairman said.

State’s As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, he also mentioned that the country is progressing on the issue of accessing vaccine, adding that additional information on its introduction and deployment will be released in due course.