Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufa’i has opened up about his experience while he was knocked down by the virus.
Stating that would have died if not for the effort of the doctors, he noted that he suffered a debilitating headache while addressing the state from isolation.
El-Rufai, who spoke in a Hausa Radio programme on Wednesday, said he was the index case recorded in the state.
“I could have died, if not for my doctors. I followed their instructions strictly and took my medications.
“My wives collaborated with Dr. Hadiza, the Deputy Governor and seized my phones while in isolation. I was only left with an iPad, the device I used to read, and go online. I survived it, someone else may not, that is why we are very serious about the disease.
“I went through trauma, even when I spoke online from isolation, I was battling with a debilitating headache. I won’t like even my enemy to suffer from coronavirus,”
“I can’t exactly say how I contracted the coronavirus. But I was in Abuja and had interacted with many people, some from overseas.
“I was assigned to chair committees by the government. I believe it was from these interactions that I got the virus,” he said.
He also urged citizens to strictly comply with public health guidelines on prevention of the virus,
“Despite the security around me, I got the virus. This goes to show that the virus does not recognise any personality.
I’m truly aging. I am a few steps above 60 and this disease is not kind to the old. I am old. That is the danger. If one is above 50, one should be very careful not to contract the virus. To an aged person with other health complications like diabetes, hypertension, and coronavirus will be very deadly.
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