Coronavirus: Dangote, Yaya Bello and 4 Other Prominent Nigerians Who May be at Risk of Infection
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Mar 25, 2020 11:41 AM
As the Coronavirus pandemic wrecks havoc in Nigeria, causing a pandemonium especially among the Nigerian political class, it is speculated that some high profile Nigerias may be at high risk of contracting the virus.
These high profile Nigerians are people who have in the past one week had a direct or indirect close contact with people who have been infected by the virus- notably Presidential Chief of Staff, Abba Kayri, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Mohammad Atiku- the son of former president Atiku Abubakar.
Please note that this article DOES NOT in any way state that these people have the Coronavirus. I'm only trying to say that the people on this list have had a close contact with the confirmed cases in the past few weeks, and MAY have been exposed to it.
1- Aliko Dangote
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote may be at risk of being exposed to the virus as he had a close contact with the governor of Bauchi State some days ago. He also had close contact with Abba Kayri at the Wedding of the son of the police IG.
2- Governor Gadunje
The governor of Kano State, Umar Ganduje also had a close contact with Abba Kayri at the wedding of the son of the Inspector General of Police.
3- Governor Yahaya Bello
The governor of Benue state, Yahaya Bello also had a close contact with Abba Kyari some days ago when the Chief of Staff went to commiserate with the governor on the death of his mom.
4- Governor Bello Massari
Governor Bello Massari of Katsina was also at the wedding of the IG's son, and had close contact with Abba Kyari.
5- Garba Shehu
The presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu was also at the IG's son's wedding. He of course had close contact with Abba Kyari, both at the wedding and at Aso Rock. This also leaves him at high risk of exposure
6- IGP Mohammed Adamu
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu who hosted all the guests at his son's wedding may also need to get tested. He had close contact with Abba Kyari, and this leaves him exposed.
Disclaimer: Let me state again that this article doesn't infer that these men have contracted the virus. They only had close association with already confirmed cases. Only the NCDC has the right to give reportage on confirmed cases.
With lots of people already exposed, Nigeria needs fo quadruple the rate of testing, and buckle up on treatment, so that we'll start recording increased recoveries.
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