Bala Mohammed,
governor of Bauchi state, is self-isolating after shaking hands with a son of
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, who was diagnosed of coronavirus.
Atiku announced via
his Twitter account on Monday that his son tested positive for the disease and
had been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital in Abuja for treatment.
In a tweet on
Monday, Ladan Salihu, the governor’s chief of staff, said Mohammed is in
self-isolation.
He said the governor
and some members of his team boarded the same flight with Atiku’s son.
Salihu said both men
shook hands and exchanged pleasantries while enroute to Abuja from Lagos.
He said the governor
and members of his team have been tested for the virus and that the results are
being awaited.
“Our Governor Bala
Mohammed in self isolation following contact with Atiku Abubakar’s Son. Yes. We
were on the same flight from Lagos to Abuja. They shook hands and exchanged
pleasantries. The Gov and the rest of us have taken tests. The results will be
negative in sha Allah,” he tweeted.
Also, in a
statement, Mukhtar Gidado, the governor’s senior special assistant on media,
said Mohammed has not shown any symptoms of coronavirus.
“This is to inform
the general public that His Excellency, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed coo the
Executive Governor of Bauchi State has gone into self-isolation. This
development is sequel to the report from the Nigeria Centre for disease Control
(NCDC) that the son of the Former Vice President of Nigeria Mohammed Atiku
Abubakar was tested positive to the Coronavirus upon his returned from an
International trip through Lagos,” the statement read.
“It would be
recalled that Governor Bala Mohammed who also recently returned from an
official Trip in Lagos, met with Mohammed Atiku Abubakar in the Aero
Contractors aircraft where they shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.
“So far, the
Governor did not exhibited any symptom of the disease, but based on the
recommendation of the Nigeria Centre for disease Control, he will remain in
Isolation in order to avoid the risk of spread of the disease.
“Currently, the
blood sample of the Governor has been taken and is undergoing Clinical test.
For the period of the clinical testing the Governor and his entourage will
remain in isolation pending the outcome of the clinical result.
“Consequently
therefore, the Governor has cancelled all his appointments with immediate
effect and any inconveniences caused are highly regretted.”
Nigeria currently
has 36 cases of the virus, spread across five states and the federal capital
territory (FCT).
The country also
recorded its first death from the disease on Monday.
The federal and
state governments have put measures in place to prevent the spread of the
virus. Such measures include travel ban, suspension of events, closure of
schools and ban on large gatherings.
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