The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has tested positive for the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic.
The governor who tweeted via his personal handle @seyiamakinde on Monday, said that he remains asymptomatic and would remain in isolation.
He also said that he had appointed Prof Temitope Alonge, a former Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as the Head of Coronavirus Task Force while he recovers.
It would be recalled that Governor Makinde was one of the governors who attended the National Economic Council (NEC), meeting in Abuja, penultimate week, where he met with a number of colleagues.
The Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF), had after the meeting advised its members who attended the Abuja meeting to go into self- isolation or undergo Coronavirus tests.
The test result, which was delivered to the governor at about 5.30 pm, indicated that he had tested positive to Coronavirus.
The news of Makinde’s positive test came on the heels of the release of the state’s index case from the Coronavirus isolation centre.
The release of the patient was consequent upon the completion of his treatment at the Agbami Chest Hospital isolation centre, Ibadan.
The American returnee had initially tested negative only for the second test to read positive.
The index case had been on self-isolation at a private residence in Ibadan until he was transferred to the Isolation centre at Agbami, Jericho area of Ibadan on March 23.
The index case was released after two consecutive negative tests.
Makinde becomes the third governor to test positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria.
I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate. pic.twitter.com/SX6UAYBb0S
— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) March 30, 2020