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Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Tallen made the disclosure via her official Twitter handle on Sunday, noting that she had gone into isolation.
Tallen however, added that the results of members of her family were negative.
“Following interactions with individuals that later showed asymptomatic signs of COVID-19, I was advised by my medical team to undergo the test and self isolate for observation over the past few days,” the Minister noted.
“This is to inform the general public that after undergoing a test carried out on me and members of my family, my result returned positive while the results of members of my family were negative.
“Currently, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation while receiving treatment.
“Please keep me in your prayers and I implore you all to stay safe and observe all COVID-19 protocols as we grapple with this pandemic. I urge you all to please take responsibility for yourself and family in order to protect our dear country even more at this time.”
Tallen’s COVID-19 status adds to the number of public office holders in Nigeria to have tested positive for the virus.
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai; Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde and more recently Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu are among the office holders to have tested positive for the virus and recovered.
However, Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and former Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi died following complications from COVID-19 infections.
