The chief of staff to president muhammadu BuhariAbba Kyari has tested positive for coronavirus.
The illness of Abba Kyari, who is in his 80’s, brings the disease into the immediate circle of 77-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari.
Kyari has a history of medical complications, including diabetes, and is the gatekeeper to the president. Many who wish to deal with Buhari must go through Kyari, including Nigeria’s top politicians and businessmen.
Abba Kyari traveled to Germany in early March with a delegation of other Nigerian officials for meetings with Siemens AG.
The presidency has said the president Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative for the virus.
Tow days ago, the son to the former vice president Atiku Abubakar tested positive to the virus upon return to the country from the United Kingdom.
As at the time of this report, Nigeria has recorded 42 cases with only one death so far.