SUNRISE NEWS, Lagos, Aug 31, 2020 The Lagos State Health Commissioner Prof Akin Abayomi may be on the road to full recovery afterall.
His employer, the Lagos State Government in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso said the Commissioner has tested negative and is back on his feet.
Abayomi, who is the state’s Deputy Incident Commander had early last week tested negative to the deadly infection. The Commissioner had immediately gone on isolation in his home, as he preferred to adopt the home care option.
Omotoso’s statement reads:
“It is with gratitude to God that I announce the recovery and subsequent negative test for COVID-19 of the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi. Following the mandatory isolation, the Commissioner retook a COVID-19 PCR test which returned negative yesterday evening. Professor Abayomi is very grateful and humbled by the deep concern shown and expressed by Executive Council members, civil servants, Lagos residents, Nigerians, both locally and in the diaspora, through prayers, messages, phone calls and gifts. He will be returning to his full duties gradually and remains resolute in delivering the mandate of Mr. Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, whom he says stood by him steadfastly in these trying times and is very appreciative of.
“Governor Sanwo-Olu, the Incident Commander, is excited by the news and urges Lagosians to realise that COVID-19 is still with us; they should keep obeying the guidelines- watching their hands, wearing face masks and avoiding large gatherings, among others.”