COVID-19 Vaccine: Buhari, Others Must Take First, They Cannot Be Trusted – Nigerians React To Proposed Vaccination I guess it should start with the leaders. A leader should be able to test the authenticity of the vaccine. Being the first person to receive the vaccine is a true quality of a leader. by SaharaReporters, New York Jan 07, 2021 The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, announced last December that the government would vaccinate about 20 million Nigerians against the dreaded COVID-19. Meanwhile, the government this week said its plan was to commence the vaccination of Nigerians against the virus by the March of 2021.