I Once Tested Positive To COVID-19 – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo disclosed that he once tested positive for Coronavirus but was relieved 72 hours later when subsequent tests came out negative. Obasanjo who made this disclosure in his remarks at a colloquium organised to mark his 84th birthday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said he was a bit concerned about the first result. Obasanjo said, he had to call his daughter, Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo Bello and told her that he was not having any symptom but the COVID-19 test sample extracted from him came out positive, stressing that Iyabo’s verdict was that the result might be faulty and required further tests.

The colloquium which has as its theme, “Reflection on Governance and Changes for Post Pandemic Leadership in Africa” with hundreds of people in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Singapore and Nigeria participated virtually. According to him, subsequent tests 72 hours later, certified him negative to the virus. Obasanjo advised people not to be afraid to come quite close to felicitate with him on his birthday because of the dread of COVID-19 infection, saying he has tested negative three times to it.

He noted that God had continued to be compassionate and merciful to Nigeria and the rest of Africa, saying if the Coronavirus had come in the manner of Ebola in Africa with its devastation, no amount of social or physical distancing would have saved the continent.