Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri
THE Imo State Government has announced that the state Governor Hope Uzodinma has tested negative to COVID-19.
The Nation learned that the test the result of which was returned to the governor yesterday, was carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC).
Since the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, tested positive about a fortnight ago, there had been apprehension in some quarters in the state with some people requesting that the governor declare his status.
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But, the governor carried on with State functions.
However, in a short release issued by the state commissioner for information and strategy, Declan Emelumba on Monday, the state government said the governor is free of the virus.
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