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COVID-19: Test result of Nasarawa State governor, deputy revealed!
The COVID-19 test result of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and his Deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, have been revealed after they were both forced into self-isolation to ascertain their status.
Deputy Governor of the state, Akabe revealed in Lafia, late on Thursday that the outcome of the test results for the two of them turned out negative, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Akabe, who is also the chairman of the state Quick Response Committee said, the governor, himself and another man isolated at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Lafia were tested for COVID-19.
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Speaking further with NAN, Akabe explained that the test became necessary because Gov. Sule had contact with Governor Bala Mohammed, at the National Economic Council meeting last week in Abuja.
The test result comes after the state government retracted its earlier statement that Governor Abdullahi Sule was not in self-isolation by confirming that the governor has actually done so as a precautionary measure against exposure to the coronavirus pandemic.
Yakubu Lamai, Director General, Strategic Communication and Press Affairs, issued a statement to that effect late on Wednesday stating that from henceforth, the governor will be working from home.
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