Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive,” Fayemi tweeted. Others who have tested positive in the last four months include Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai. Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu had also contracted the virus. Akeredolu was the last Nigerian governor to test positive for COVID-19 before Fayemi announced his positive test.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2020 10:18 UTC