The African Regional Certification Centre on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria would soon be declared polio-free by June 2020.
Mr Anad Dumba, the Team leader, African Regional Satisfaction Committee, stated this in Ilorin while conducting delegates round the Kwara Ministry of Health.
Dumba stated that the delegates are in the state to deliberate on polio Eradication in North-Central Nigeria, adding that the team is preparing towards the certification.
“We are here to ensure Kwara and Nigeria as a whole is truely polio free.
“We are to ensure the state data meets the standard,” he said.
He explained that the team is hoping that all the effort and strength built toward eradicating polio will result in polio free countries in the African region.
The regional team leader also commended the state for the support and actions taken to eradicate polio in the state.