The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar (III), has restated the commitment and support of traditional rulers in the 19 northern states to the eradication of polio in Nigeria.
The Sultan, made this known while receiving the Minister of Health in Monday and he maintained that the committee of traditional rulers had in the last two years increased the awareness amongst their subjects concerning vaccination against polio.
In his response the Minister of Health, Professor Oyebuchi Chukwu said that considerable progress has been made in the fight against polio.
Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries in the world polio still exits and health officials administering the polio vaccines to children have been attacked and killed in the three countries.
Unknown gunmen killed nine health workers in Unguwa Uku area of Kano metropolis, while they were carrying out polio immunization in the city in February.
