The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has recovered from the deadly Covid-19 disease.
The statement was signed by the Honorable Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu.
Chief Okiyi Kalu, in the short statement, wrote:
“To the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020.
“Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO).”
John Okiyi Kalu said, “Recall that on Saturday, 30 May 2020, the governor volunteered his sample for COVID-19 test and subsequently directed members of the state executive council and those of the inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 to submit themselves for the same test.
“Last Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the result of Governor Ikpeazu’s test returned negative. Again, on Thursday, 4 June, 2020, he submitted another sample at NCDC laboratory for confirmation and the result returned positive.”
