Following the news that Atiku Abubakar’s son has been infected with coronavirus, the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has gone into self-isolation over fears of contracting the virus.
The state’s Chief of Staff, Ladan Salihu, through his Twitter handle this afternoon, explained that Governor Mohammed, alongside his entourage, met with the former Vice President’s son while on flight from Lagos to Abuja.
He added that they all have also taken test and are expecting the result as at the time of this report.
The tweet reads: “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.”
Similarly, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media released a statement confirming the development. Read the letter below.
So far, NCDC has confirmed 36 cases of Coronavirus from Abuja, Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, and Oyo states and one death.
