The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse, and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have both tested positive for COVID-19.
According to NAN, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Mohammed Idris confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday, though he didn’t give details.
Also, the member representing Bida 11, at the state assembly, Haruna Baba, said the report was true, explaining that the entire staff and legislators had undergone testing following the positive outcome of the same test conducted on the member representing Gurara, Binta Mamman.
Meanwhile, the state government had asked workers to stay at home from Monday. Also, all schools in the state have been closed since Friday.