Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative for COVID-19.
The former President took the test last Friday, 7 August , 2020, at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House residence, Okemosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
The former President’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, disclosed on Sunday, 9 August, 2020 that the samples of the test, conducted by one Dr. Olukunle Oluwasemowo of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory 54gene, Lagos, Nigeria, was returned negative on Saturday, 8 August, 2020.
The laboratory is one of the accredited laboratories approved by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct the crucial Covid-19 test on both asymptomatic and symptomatic Nigerians.
