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Home » News » Health » Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state tests positive for Coronavirus

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state tests positive for Coronavirus

by Matthew John Alex
3 years ago
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Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has tested positive for Coronavirus as confirmed in a statement released by the state’s commissioner of information, John Okiyi Kalu on Monday June 8. 

Recall that on Saturday, 30th May, the Governor has volunteered his sample for Coronavirus test for the first time which returned negative.

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He insisted on submitting another sample to the NCDC laboratory for confirmation and it came back positive.

The Governor who went into isolation before his test result returned positive has directed the deputy governor, Rt Hon Ude Oko Chukwu to act on his behalf pending his full resumption to duties.

The statement read; 

”Recall that on Saturday, 30th May, 2020, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu volunteered his sample for COVID-19 test and subsequently directed members of the state Executive Council (EXCO) and those of the inter ministerial committee on COVID-19 to submit themselves for the same test. On Tuesday, 2nd June, 2020. The result of Governor Ikpeazu’s test returned negative. 

”On Thursday, 4th June, 2020, the Governor submitted another sample at NCDC laboratory for confirmation and the result returned positive.

”As a result, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has gone into isolation, as required by relevant NCDC protocols, and he is being managed by a competent team of medical practitioners with a view to nursing him back to good health.

”Consequent on the above, the Governor has directed his Deputy, Rt Hon Ude Oko Chukwu, to act on his behalf pending his full resumption of duties.

”We wish to urge all Abians to take the fight against COVID-19 serious as the disease is real but not a death sentence. Our state has the resources to manage patients back to good health.”

This is coming after the Governor claimed that Coronavirus will not get to Abia because it is the only Nigerian state mentioned in the Bible. Ikpeazu is now one of the four Governors that tested positive for the deadly virus.

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