Fayose tests negative for COVID-19

A former governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, said on Thursday that he had undergone voluntary testing for coronavirus and it came back negative.

Fayose, in a statement issued by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, said he was delighted to be free of the disease and asked more Nigerians to go for a test while praying for the victims.

He said: “I took a COVID-19 test yesterday (Wednesday) because of my perceived exposure in the last two weeks, I just got the result which is negative

“Notwithstanding, I will remain indoor like other Nigerians and I encourage more people to go for the test and remain at home in line with the government’s directive.”

The state’s former Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, also urged every Nigerian to pray against the pandemic.

He said in a statement that prayers would change the county’s situation positively.

“Prayer changes things. Ernest prayers will change our situation for the better.

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“Genuine prayers can solve numerous challenges and deliver us from the noisome pestilence outbreaks such as the deadly coronavirus disease.

“The word of God holds that, if His people who are called by His name will humble themselves and pray fervently, He will hear from heaven and heal their land.

“The Lord is still in the business of hearing prayers. He will hear ours, and in the fullness of time, will heal our land,” he said.

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