Bauchi Governor Bala Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has been tested for coronavirus.

The governor was reported to be with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

Press release by the state government read:
“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 has 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 anyone is known to have the same medical condition to go for the test immediately In order to avert further spread of the COVID -19 epidemic.
Mukhtar M. Gidado Senior Special Assistant (Media) 24. March, 2020”