By Haruna Gimba
No fewer than three, local communities in Katsina state have resisted Polio immunisation over non-provision of social amenities by the state government.
The members of Ward Development Committee (WDC) of Yashi, in Danmusa Local Government Area; Jiba and Chambala villages in Batsari Local Government Area of the state, disclosed this in an interaction with newsmen in Katsina.
Chairman of WDC in Danmusa, Malam Muhammad Danjuma, said the communities were resisting attempt to immunise their wards due to what they described as government’s negligence.
He cited an instance with Yashi village, where the populace protested lack of good roads, water, hospital and school, saying “no road, no immunisation.”
Similarly, the Ward Head of Ruma in Batsari Local Government Area, Malam Bello Ruma, narrated his experience where two villages of Jiba and Chambala refused administration of the vaccines on their wards.
He said the people threatened not to allow immunisation of their wards until their needs are met.
The WDC Secretary for Batsari, Malam Sani Umar, said in the past immunization suffered setbacks because of insecurity.
