Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has punctured the story making rounds in the social media that he had been flown to Lagos and was being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.
To shame the purveyors of the satanic rumour, the petite governor, who has spent 25 days in isolation following his diagnosis of the coronavirus disease, posted the rebuttal on his Facebook Page.
For effect, he attached a picture of him taken while participating in the daily virtual meeting of State Standing Committee on Covid-19, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe.
El-Rufai report and photo on Facebook is reproduced below:
CORONAVIRUS WATCH 1429
#MallamElrufai – The Lord Is Your Strength.
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“Earlier today, I took 2 hours out of isolation to attend the daily virtual meeting of State Standing Committee on Covid-19, chaired by Deputy Governor @DrHadiza Balarabe.
Since there is some fake news circulating that I am in an ICU in a Lagos Hospital, a nice ICU picture will help debunk the evil news!
For the avoidance of any doubt, I have been isolated for the past 24 days in a wing of the Government House, Kaduna undergoing treatment for coronavirus from doctors of the State Ministry of Health.
As the pictures show, I have not shaved since I went into isolation so that I will have a new Covid-19 look to remember when this pandemic passes, as it surely will by the Grace of God.
I appreciate these dedicated public servants as well as all those that called or sent messages expressing concern and sympathy, but I am fine and getting better every passing day. Alhamdulillah.”
~ Nasir @elrufai – April 20, 2020