The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19) the Nigerian Health Blog can authoritative confirm.
The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
This comes a day after the governor took the test after he had contact with the son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, was confirmed to have been infected with the virus.
The governor is presently on self-isolation and will be moved any moment from now to Abuja for treatment.
More details soon and updates as the news unfolds.