BREAKING: Five Nigerian Lawmakers Test Positive For COVID-19
Five out of the 24 members of the Gombe State House of Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19.
Chairman of the task force, Prof Idris Mohammed, stated this in Gombe on Monday while updating newsmen on the situation of the pandemic in the state.
According to him, the lawmakers whose identities were not disclosed have been admitted at different isolation centres in the state.
Recall that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, has also tested positive for COVID-19.
John Okiyi Kalu, a commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement on Monday.
He said the governor had gone into isolation before his result returned positive, and that he has directed the deputy governor to act on his behalf pending the time he resumes duty.
