BAUCHI STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Baba Tela, has tested positive for Coronavirus.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Bauchi State Governor, Muhktar Gidado, stated this in a media statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Wednesday.
Gidado said the Deputy Governor showed noticeable symptoms of the disease which warranted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to carry out a test on him.
Baba Tela, who doubles as the chairman of the State’s Task Force on COVID-19 and Lassa Fever, had since gone into self-isolation.
“This is to inform the general public that His Excellency, Sen. Baba Tela, Deputy Governor of Bauchi State who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19 was confirmed positive for coronavirus.
“He contracted the disease while discharging his onerous responsibility as Chairman of the Committee.
“Consequently, His Excellency, Baba Tela has gone into self-isolation in Bauchi and health professionals are properly managing his situation,” Gigado said.
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