Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is the incumbent Abia State Governor and a COVID-19 survivor. He opened up on his experience with coronavirus, the Abia state governor noted that he was aware COVID-19 is very serious but that it is not a death sentence.
The governor narrated his experience in a video shared from the official twitter account of the federal ministry of information and culture on Wednesday, July 22. Ikpeazu speaking in the video said he is happy to be a survivor of COVID-19. According to him, he knew from the onset that COVID-19 was very serious, but it wasn’t a death sentence. He went on to note that the critical thing is early diagnosis and to get medical attention as quickly as possible.
It would be recalled that the Abia state governor recovered from COVID-19, weeks after testing positive. It was first announced by the state commissioner of information in a statement on Monday, June 8, that Ikpeazu tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. Kalu said the governor had gone into isolation and directed his deputy governor to act on his behalf pending the time he resumes duty.
Currently, the Governor has recovered and he is set to resume work today Wednesday, July 22 according to John Okiyi Kalu, the state’s commissioner for information.
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