The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for coronavirus, his media aide, Mukhtar Gidado, has revealed.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, said his principal had since the discovery been quarantined.
While stating that the governor begged for prayers, Gidado said his doctors and officials from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, had taken full charge of his quarantine.
It would be recalled that the governor went into self-isolation after he shook hand with the son of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, who was discovered to have tested positive for the virus.
The statement by Gidado reads: “This is to inform the general public that the result of the six initial tests carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on His Excellency, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, his family and aides that accompanied him to Lagos is out. Of the Six initial tests carried out, one sample was confirmed positive of COVID -19.
“The positive result happened to be that of His Excellency Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State.
“At this point, it should be noted that the Governor is in self-isolation as his Doctors and officials from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have taken full charge of his quarantine. His Excellency, solicits for prayers from all and requests that all those who had contact with him or any one known to have the same medical condition to go for test immediately in order to avert further spread of the COVID -19 epidemic.”
