Coronavirus: Speaker Edo State House Of Assembly Tests Positive
Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has just
been confirmed to have tested positive for Coronavirus.
The Deputy Governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, made this known
to the general public on Wednesday in Benin, the capital, during a press
briefing.
Philip Shaibu, said that Frank Okiye has recently returned
from the United Kingdom and had gone into self-isolation upon his return to
Nigeria.
He said that:
“The key case of Coronavirus in Edo State, is the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye. He travelled to United Kingdom, he came back and went into self-isolation. He sent his sample for testing and it came out positive.
“He is in stable condition. His family members have also been tested and the tests came out negative. The only two persons he had direct contact with were his wife and daughter and they have been tested and fortunately, they tested negative.”
The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has also been
reported to have gone into self-isolation after having close contact with Chief
of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, and Bauchi State governor,
Bala Mohammed, who have both been
reported to have tested positive to the virus.
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