Atiku’s son tests positive for Coronavirus

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son, unnamed, has tested positive with the coronavirus.

“My son has tested positive to coronavirus.

“The @NCDCGov Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been duly informed, and he has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management.

“I will appreciate it if you have him in your prayers. Stay safe, coronavirus is real,” Abubakar disclosed in a tweet late Sunday night.

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Abubakar’s tweet:

My son has tested positive to coronavirus. @NCDCGov has been duly informed, and he has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management. I will appreciate it if you have him in your prayers. Stay safe, coronavirus is real. -AA

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) March 22, 2020