Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has tested negative for COVID-19 after three weeks of battling with the novel virus.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Abia State Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu on Saturday.
The Commissioner said,
“To the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July 2020, returned negative on Friday, 3rd July 2020.
“Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO