Following an earlier medical test, Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State has confirmed that he tested negative for coronavirus.
The test result comes after Governor Diri refuted claims of having contact with Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, both of whom tested positive for the virus.
Daniel Alabrah, the acting Chief Press Secretary for Diri, announced the negative test result, which was obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) accredited laboratory in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo on Thursday, March 26.
“The result showed that Diri had no evidence of COVID-19 infection.”
“Before the governor opted for the test, he had been inundated with phone calls and messages, following speculations on the social media that he may have been infected.”
“This was fuelled by his sitting next to a Northeast state governor, who later tested positive for the virus, during the last National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja, on March 19.”
Governor Duoye Diri also expressed his gratitude to Nigerians and Bayelsans for their love and support prior to undergoing the test.