The Governor of
Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted he probably contracted
COVID-19 while in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
El-Rufai stated this
during a Hausa live media chat with selected radio stations in the state.
The Governor who was
diagnosed with the disease on March 28, became Kaduna’s index case and was
isolated for 26 days before he recovered and was discharged, having tested
negative twice on April 22.
“I could have died,
if not for my doctors. I followed their instructions strictly and took my
medications,” el-Rufai said in Hausa.
“I survived it,
someone else may not, that is why we are very serious about the disease. I went
through trauma, even when I spoke online from isolation, I was battling with a
debilitating headache. I won’t like even my enemy to suffer from coronavirus.
“I can’t exactly say
how I contracted the coronavirus. But I was in Abuja and had interacted with
many people, some from overseas.
“I was assigned to
chair committees by the government. I believe it was from these interactions
that I got the virus.”
Noting that the
disease does not distinguish between the rich or poor, he advised people to
comply with health guidelines to prevent COVID-19.
“Despite the
security around me, I got the virus. This goes to show that the virus does not
recognise any personality,” he said.
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