President Buhari in self-isolation after showing signs
of COVID-19 despite testing Negative
The Presidential
Intensive Care Unit inside Aso Villa has been activated and placed on standby
after President Muhammadu Buhari went into self-isolation on Tuesday evening.
According to
SaharaReporters, a top government source said the persistent coughing by the
President raised fears in Aso Villa on Tuesday despite him earlier testing
negative to Coronavirus.
Since it emerged that Abba Kyari, Buhari’s Chief of Staff, tested positive for the deadly virus, all had not been the same in the Presidential Villa.
Already activities had been suspended at the place while all those, who came in contact with Kyari since his return into the country after a trip to Germany earlier this month, had been asked to self-isolate.
According to
SaharaReporters source, the Presidency is doing everything possible to protect
Buhari and his immediate family hence the preparation of the Presidential ICU
in case of an emergency.
The source also said
that Kyari was earlier denied the usage of the facility after Ministry of
Health officials pointed out that crisis could arise should an emergency come
up around Buhari.
Since returning from the
trip abroad, Kyari has had contacts with several prominent persons including
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President
Buhari, Babagana Kingibe, a prominent member of the ‘cabal’ and Kogi State
governor, Yahaya Bello.
Aliko Dangote, Governor
Bello Masari of Katsina and Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, are
among others that Kyari came in contact with after returning to Nigeria.
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