The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus.
Mr. Makinde disclosed this on Monday via his Twitter handle.
He tweeted, “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is positive. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” he said.
“I have designated Prof. Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while I recover fully.
“Please, continue to comply with all the directives from the COVID-19 Task Force. Stay home, stay safe.”
The governor asked residents to comply with directives aimed at checking the spread of the disease.
Makinde is the third known governor to test positive for the disease, after Bala Mohammed and Nasir El-Rufai of Bauchi and Kaduna States respectively.
Barely 24 hours before the governor tested positive, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced four new confirmed cases in Oyo.
They are Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo; Provost and Deputy Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, professors Ezekiel Olapade-Olaopa and Obafunke Denloye, respectively.
Oyo State had recorded seven confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the NCDC.
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