Identities Masked As Oyetola’s Cabinet Members Are Confirmed To Be Covid-19 Positive

As Nigeria battles with the second wave of COVID-19, two top government officials in Osun State have tested positive for the virus.

The development has forced the state governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to mandate COVID-19 test for all his cabinet members.

Although the state’s commissioner for information, Funke Egbemode, confirmed that two cabinet members have been confirmed positive, she did not disclose their identities.

However, sources within the cabinet confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that those infected with the virus are a commissioner and a special adviser to the governor.

While the commissioner tested positive 13 days ago, the special adviser was confirmed positive 10 days ago.

When contacted, the affected commissioner did not deny being positive to our correspondent. He said he wanted his health confidentiality protected.

He also said “it is not a crime to be tested positive. COVID-19 is like malaria and anybody can be tested positive.”

The special adviser, who also tested positive, could not be reached as of the time of filing this report as his telephone was not connecting. He is yet to respond to enquiries sent to him by our correspondent.

Also, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, told this newspaper that he “honestly did not know the two officials involved.