Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai, has kicked off the daily meeting of the State Standing Committee on COVID-19, moments after he was discharged from the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital.
The meeting was held with all members of the committee virtually, in line with the physical distancing rule and the lockdown being enforced in several states across the country.
Moments after his discharge, Malam Nasir @elrufai and Deputy Governor @DrHadiza kicked off the daily meeting of the State Standing Committee on Covid-19 before heading off to a meeting of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum pic.twitter.com/GY8mlfeTSK
— Governor of Kaduna (@GovKaduna) April 22, 2020
Prior to this, El Rufai had taken to his official twitter handle @GovKaduna to announce his discharge from the hospital, after testing negative twice.
KADUNA UPDATE: “I am delighted to report today, that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive negative test results” -Malam Nasir @elrufai pic.twitter.com/bt0XYj1LML
— Governor of Kaduna (@GovKaduna) April 22, 2020
He thanked the medical personnel of the Ministry of Health and the Barau Dikko Teaching hospital for their professional care and diligence.
El Rufai also stated that he was pleased to see the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, smoothly piloting the state’s efforts to manage and contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
“It was cheering to see the determined efforts of our COVID-19 Task Force chaired by the Deputy Governor, the officials of our Ministry of Health ably led by the Commissioner and our security/enforcement agencies, to manage and contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state,” he tweeted.
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I wish to acknowledge our Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, for her reassuring leadership of our team in my absence. Our senior officials have demonstrated admirable commitment & the flexibility to provide governance in circumstances that are so different from the old normal pic.twitter.com/wtM6iMUE71
— Governor of Kaduna (@GovKaduna) April 22, 2020
Recall that the Governor tested positive to the virus three weeks ago, and was immediately taken in for treatment, while his family members were isolated for observation.
