Hadiza Isma, the wife of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has pleaded with Nigerians to pray for the quick recovery of her husband who tested positive for Covid-19.
She took to Twitter to make this appeal a few minutes after her husband revealed that he tested positive for the virus on Twitter.
Naijahomebased reports that on Saturday, El-Rufai announced that he had been infected with the virus but had no symptoms.
After his announcement, the wife also took to Twitter to ask for prayers for her husband.
She tweeted, “Dear Tweeps, my husband, the Governor of Kaduna State has tested positive for COVID-19. Please keep us in your prayers.
The confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria currently stands at 89 excluding the case of Nasir El-Rufai.
El-Rufai, however, happens to be the first COVID-19 case in Kaduna State and the second known governor to test positive for the deadly virus in Nigeria. Bauchi’s Bala Mohammed is the first.