All Nasarawa lawmakers test negative for Covid-19 in wake of controversy

Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly from whom samples were taken for coronavirus testing amidst controversy surrounding the status of a fellow maker have tested negative for the virus. Nasarawa tracing 74 contacts of lawmaker who died of Covid-19 Late Nasarawa lawmaker died of Covid-19, says Gov Sule Chairman, House Committee on Information, […]

Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly from whom samples were taken for coronavirus testing amidst controversy surrounding the status of a fellow maker have tested negative for the virus.

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Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon  Mohammed Adamu Omadefu said, “At last all members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly were certified Covid-19 free.”

” This followed the fact that the only member out of the 23 members whom controversies surrounded his COVID-19 status, Hon Mohammed Bello Isa, member representing Uke/Karshi has been cleared this afternoon as his two tests results of COVID-19 were all negative.

” The Nasarawa State Task Force Committee on COVID-19 has already notified the member of the development and he has been discharged, ” he said.

Adamu Omadefu congratulated Alhaji Mohammed Bello Isa of Uke/Karshi Constituency and all the lawmakers on the outcome of the test.

A federal lawmaker, Suleiman Adamu, representing Nasarawa Central, died of Covid-19 on April 30.