Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative
to coronavirus.
Obasanjo’s COVID-19 test result was disclosed by his
spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Sunday.
A statement by Akinyemi said the former president took the
test on Friday at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House
residence, Okemosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
According to him, Dr. Olukunle Oluwasemowo of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory 54gene, Lagos collected the sample for the test.
He added that the test result returned negative on Saturday.
“The laboratory is one of the accredited laboratories
approved by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct the
crucial Covid-19 test on both asymptomatic and symptomatic Nigerians,” Akinyemi
said.
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