APC, PDP Leadership Crises Resolved Ruling party’s govs back Buni, as Secondus survives in no victor, no vanquished decision Chuks Okocha, the leaderships of both the ruling All Governors Forum (PGF), umbrella and asked it to proceed with the However, in the PDP, after two national convention, which has been Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Progressives Congress (APC) and body for governors elected on the conduct of the local government major meetings of the party’s brought forward from December to Treasure Chinelobi in Abuja the opposition Peoples Democratic platform of party, has reaffirmed and state congresses, as well as the stakeholders and Board of Trustees October, but with an understanding Party (PDP), have finally got a hold its support for the Caretaker/ national convention of the party, (BoT) members, its leadership agreed that the current NWC members Conscious of the implications of of their respective challenges, setting Extraordinary Convention in line with the mandate of the to allow the Uche Secondus National would not seek re-election. the current state of their parties to the parties on new opportunities. Committee of the party led by the National Executive Committee Working Committee (NWC) to surviving the next general election, In the APC, the Progressive Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni (NEC). continue in office till the next Continued on page 10 CBN Sets N10bn Capital Base for Credit Guarantee Companies ...Page 5 Wednesday 11 August, 2021 Vol 26. No 9620. Price: N250 www.thisdaylive.com T RU N TH & REASO TODAY'S WEATHER ABUJA MAIDUGURI ENUGU KANO LAGOS PORT HARCOURT 25°C-33°C 31°C-31°C 25°C-28°C 27°C-33°C 24C-27°C 20°C-30°C Battle-fatigued, Leaderless, 1,000 B'Haram Members Surrender to Gallant Troops Yahaya urges others to follow suit, renounce hostilities Concerns over pampering of repentant terrorists Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Haram members and their families who passed on after detonating The repentant Boko Haram Abu Darda. huge concerns amongst Nigerians surrendered to the Nigerian troops. a bomb during a negotiation to members, according to a statement However, while the Chief of following the release of pictures of The federal government has Decimated by military's air surrender by other fighters of the by the army, included the chief Army Staff, Lieutenant General repentant terrorists being extended recorded a big break in the fight strikes and artillery bombardment, Islamic State for West African bomb expert of Boko Haram, Faruk Yahaya, has asked other kind treatments, including provision against insurgency after some the months-long operations had Province (ISWAP), who had known as Musa Adamu a.k.a Mala insurgents to abandon their ille- of clothes, beverages and drinks 1,000 battle-fatigued, leaderless culminated in the death of the surrounded his base in Sambisa Musa Abuja, and his second in gitimate cause and also surrender to and evidently demoralised Boko terrorists’ leader, Abubakar Shekau, Forest in the North-east. command, Usman Adamu a.k.a troops, the development has elicited Continued on page 10 BEHOLD THE PDP PEACEMAKERS... L:R: Chairman, PDP Reconciliation and contacts committee and former senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki; former SGF and Former President of the Senate, Senator Pius Anyim; former Senate President and former Minister for Education, Senator Iyorchia Ayu; former Senate President, Senator David Mark; former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and Former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha at the opening of the expanded meeting of the party organs to settle the impasse in the main opposition party at the party's national secretariat, Wadata House, Abuja....yesterday NAFDAC: Nigeria to Begin Local Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines By 2022... Page 5 2 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11, 2021 • THISDAY WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11, 2021 • THISDAY WEDNESDAY, ͹͹˜ͺ͸ͺ͹˾THISDAY 5 Group News Editor: Goddy Egene NEWS Email: [email protected], 0803 350 6821, 0809 7777 322 NAFDAC: Nigeria to Begin Local Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines By 2022 Says three herbal drugs undergoing clinical trial FG trains 40,739 health workers for second phase of vaccine roll-out Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja government's planned local to take care of millions of Nigerians, federal government was conscious complicated process. logistics that are needed. manufacturing of COVID-19 adding that the government was of the constraints posed by lack According to Adeyeye, "A total of 3,363 teams will The federal government has said vaccines while speaking on ARISE working diligently to start local of drug security. NAFDAC undertakes a rigorous be used; 2,690 teams manning it is targeting to commence local News Channel’s ‘The Morning manufacturing of the vaccine. Adeyeye further said NAFDAC process in approving herbal the fixed post and 673 manning manufacturing of COVID-19 Show,’ also said the agency has When asked to give update has initiated a process to develop medicines for the listing by temporary fixed post which will vaccines in the next 12 months. commenced clinical trials on three on the plan to establish a factory herbal medicine products in the inspecting the premises of the go from settlement to settlement This is just as the federal local herbal medicinal products in Nigeria that would undertake country by setting up the Herbal practitioner to ensure that it meets especially around areas where government yesterday said it has for the treatment of the virus. local manufacturing of COVID-19 Medicine Product Development the required hygienic standards people will congregate. For concluded the training of about Adeyeye said the government vaccines, Adeyeye said: "In terms Committee to advance the She also said the agency example, the houses of the 40,739 health workers across the was concerned about the absence of local manufacturing, the development of herbal medicine. runs a number of relevant tests traditional leaders, the markets nation for the phase two vaccine of medicine security and its federal government is working She added that the purpose before approving herbal medicine and motor parks," he said. roll out. implications for the healthcare assiduously to ensure that there was to bring herbal medicine products for listing. On the criteria for administering The Director General of the needs of the people. will be local manufacturing of practitioners and researchers In addition, Adeyeye disclosed the Modena vaccine, Shuaib said National Agency for Food She said the federal government vaccines within a year.” together so as to subject their that NAFDAC has so far any person who is 18 years and and Drug Administration and was particularly worried about According to Adeyeye, with less products to scientific investigation. commenced clinical trials on three above would be eligible to receive Control (NAFDAC), Prof. current challenges posed by than two per cent of the country's She described the development herbal medicine products with a it or any other brand of COVID-19 Mojisola Adeyeye, who revealed inadequate supply of the vaccines population vaccinated so far, the of herbal medicine as a very view to confirming their efficacy vaccine available. for the treatment of COVID-19. However, he said it was "Since the outbreak of pertinent to state that mixing one COVID-19, we have approved brand of vaccine with another 45 herbal medicines for listing for brand in first and second dose temporal approval but you cannot is not allowed. say that they cure COVID-19. Out "Those who have received of these numbers, two or three AstraZeneca as first dose should herbal medicine products have receive AstraZeneca as second started clinical trials," she said. dose, while those who will receive Adeyeye said listing a product Moderna as first dose will receive only means that it is now safe for Moderna as second dose when consumption but does not confirm due. In a few days, we will take how efficacious such a medicine delivery of additional AstraZeneca would be until it is subjected to vaccine and those who are due clinical trials. for second dose of the vaccine "It does not confirm how will be prioritised," he said. efficacious such herbal drug is He added, "Moderna is two until it is subjected to clinical doses, four weeks apart; Oxford trials. To do clinical trial, it has AstraZeneca is two doses with to be well designed. It is not just six to 12 weeks apart; and Pfizer that I gave it to 10 people in my is two doses, three weeks apart.” village and it worked, but you He however added that brands have to do it in such a way that it such as Johnson and Johnson will attract recognition across the would require a single dose for world. That clinical trial stage is full protection against the virus. what is going on now," she said. According to Shuaib, the initial Adeyeye also spoke of the doses of Johnson and Johnson Central Bank of Nigeria assisted would be focused on those who initiative known as the Research are in the hard-to-reach areas and Development Intervention (riverine areas, desert areas) and Scheme which provides funds to the elderly because they are people SECONDUS SURVIVES… assist local production of medicine. who may find it difficult to leave “It cost a lot of money, that PDP National Chairman, Unche Secondus addressing the press after BoT/ NEC meeting flanked by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (L) and Governor their homes to the health facility is why the CBN is helping for a second dose. Obaseki (R) in Abuja yesterday to put some money into this Shuaib assured Nigerians of the intervention scheme for those high quality COVID-19 vaccines, who are successful during the regardless of brand.