BREAKING NEWS: Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu tests positive for coronavirus
•Governor Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has tested positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
The Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, confirmed the development while speaking on a local radio station early this morning of Monday, June 8, 2020.
Confirming the status of the Governor, Okiyi said: “The Governor confirmed that the second test carried out on his sample by the NCDC laboratory, returned a positive result.
“I wish to assure the good people of Abia State that their governor is fighting the virus. We spoke even up to 2 a.m this morning but he decided that it is important to let the people of Abia State know and that we also strongly advise our people to take personal responsibility for their own safety because Covid-19 is real and that the state has the resources to nurse individuals who might come down with this virus back to good health.”
Continuing, Okiyi said: “The governor is being taken care of by a team of competent medics and, in the interim, the Deputy Governor will continue to perform the duties of the Office of the Governor and we do not expect that there will be any lacuna in government.”
The commissioner assured that government has the capacity to nurse all COVID-19 patients in the state back to good health.
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