The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and his Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to newsmen in Minna. Mohammed Idris who did not give more details on the issue, simply said that 'it was true'.

Also, the member representing Bida 11, at the State Assembly, Alhaji Haruna Baba, also confirmed the development.

He explained that two weeks ago, the member representing Gurara, Binta Mamman, tested positive, which made the entire legislators and staff of the assembly undergo testing for coronavirus.

"Unfortunately, the results of the speaker and that of clerk turned out positive," he said.

He said that all the lawmakers and principal staff have gone into self-isolation. Another source at the assembly, who pleaded anonymity, told journalists that many of the test carried out on the lawmakers returned negative, except that of the Speaker and the Clerk.

The source confirmed that the two of them are responding positively to treatment.

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