A report by Daily Sun indicates that Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo might have gone into self-isolation. According to the report, also on self-isolation is the chief of staff to the vice president, Ade Ipaye, who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria like Osinbajo.
Kyari, chief of staff to the president has since tested positive to the viral disease. Kyari who was on a trip to Germany on Saturday, March 7, to meet with officials of Siemens in Munich on the Nigerian electricity expansion program, returned to the country on Saturday, March 14.
Former vice president, Abubakar Atiku, had sent a short word of prayer to Kyari on Tuesday, March 24. “My thoughts and prayers are with Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Allah ya kara mu gabaki daya, kuma ya bashi lafiya,” he tweeted. Some Nigerians in their reactions said the pandemic will show leaders in Nigeria the essence of having a functioning health system in the country. Many have mocked the leaders, stressing that they cannot even embark on health tourism at this point in time.