I Feared I Had Infected More People – Bauchi Gov

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has regretted he was the index case of coronavirus in the state.

The Governor, who fully recovered after testing negative twice in line with the procedure of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), however expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah there was no further spread of after his close friend and three other close contacts tested positive.

According to Mohammed, he was relieved after the result of his close friend and three other contacts later tested negative and they were discharged on Friday.

The governor, who spoke with newsmen at the Government House, Bauchi, the State Capital while narrating his experience in isolation, appreciated the collective efforts of journalists who relentlessly created awareness on preventing measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said he mingled with a lot of people unaware that he had actually contracted the virus.

His words: ”I thank God for his support and also the journalists in the state who have not relented in creating awareness on preventing measures against COVID-19 pandemic. I don’t know how to repay you. I feel emboldened by the enormity of love and care.

”I have gone through a lot as a politician, at a point I had enemies that were after me yet I scaled through several hurdles.

”I mingled with lot of people after contracting the coronavirus and I felt guilty because it was not my making for i didn’t know i had contracted the virus.

”A month earlier, I commissioned a housing unit in the state, met with the Emirs, Judges in the state and I became worried that i may have infected everyone i came in contact with at that period, which may have been a disaster. So I am happy after getting to know while in isolation that these people tested negative”.

He added: ” I thank God that those who tested positive for the virus apart from me and my close friend have recovered from the virus after testing negative twice in line with the procedure of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.”

Mohammed, who said God tested his faith with COVID-19, disclosed he had ordered the complete closure of all borders leading to the state to deny index cases from entering the state.

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