Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari,
has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus days after returning from an official
trip to Germany.
He ran the test on Saturday based
on medical advice, although he was not exhibiting any symptoms.
The result came back on Monday positive and he has gone into
isolation even though the symptoms are yet to manifest.
Following his result, Buhari was also advised to run a test
but he was negative, Aso Rock sources revealed
Alongside Sale Mamman, minister of power, Buhari’s chief of
staff had attended a meeting in Germany with officials of Siemens to discuss
issues relating to the Nigerian power sector.
A letter Kyari wrote to the leadership of the national
assembly on how federal lawmakers returning from overseas trips were allegedly
evading screening had gone viral earlier on Monday.
Nigeria currently has 40 cases of coronavirus.
NE had reported about the anxiety at the presidential
villa in Abuja over the self-isolation of Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi.
The governor went into self-isolation after shaking hands
with Mohammed Atiku, one of the sons of Nigeria’s former vice-president, who
tested positive for the virus.
The presidency is yet to comment on the COVID-19 status of
Kyari and health authorities have also not spoken about it.
But on Monday night, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control
(NCDC) confirmed a coronavirus case in Abuja.
It is unclear if is the case of Kyari that the NCDC reported
in the bulletin.
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