Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has tested positive for covid19.
Ortom confirmed this in his Twitter handle on Wednesday morning.
According to him,
Samuel Ortom@GovSamuelOrtom “It is important that those who came in contact with other persons who have tested positive for the virus should go for test to ascertain their COVID-19 status. I urge Benue people and other Nigerians to continue to observe the protocol for the prevention of the virus.”
Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase said that Governor Ortom did not show any symptoms of the disease but has already commenced treatment in line with the prescription of his medical personnel.
Akase also advised those who came in contact with the governor to ensure they go for a test to ascertain their status and possibly get treated.
Some of Governor Samuel Ortom’s close aides have also tested positive to the disease. They include his orderly, ADC, one of the DSS personnel attached to him, his principal private secretary, his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance.
In July 2020, Governor Ortom’s wife, Eunice tested positive for covid19.
She made her status public soon after in a public statement: “A few moments ago this evening, I received my result from the tests earlier carried out on me by NCDC personnel on routine screening at Government House, Makurdi which returned that I, my son and some staff are covid19 positive.
Eunice Ortom added that “We have from this moment, gone into total isolation as required by the protocol and would immediately begin management treatment as advised by medical experts.”