By Wisdom Nwedene, Umuahia

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has tested negative for the deadly Coronavirus ravaging the world.

In a statement made available to 9News Nigeria on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi, said repeat of COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020.

He added that “Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO).”

The statement reads,

“To the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020.”