Buhari’s Chief Of Staff Abba Kyari Dies After Contracting COVID-19

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Posted by Emmanuel Lala April 18, 2020

Nigeria as a whole has been thrown into mourning as President Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari has passed on.

The revelation was made by President Muhammadu Buhari’a media aide, Femi Adesina who took to microblogging website, twitter to announce the sad news.

It can be recalled that Abba Kyari returner from Germany a few weeks ago where he reportedly caught the virus which he has been receiving treatments for in an undisclosed hospital.

This news comes as a shock to all Nigerians who have been taking to social media to announce their shock at the news.

Kyari was suspected to have contracted the novel coronavirus when he visited Germany in early March multiple sources said. The presidency did not deny or confirm the rumours at the time.

It was only after his death that Garba Shehu, the special assistant on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed that Kyari had died of coronavirus. Shehu said Kyari died on Friday.

“The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment,” Shehu said.

He was Buhari’s closest person in the cabinet.

He is often regarded as one of Buhari’s strongest inner circle members and has placed an important role in keeping the Buhari led administration rubbing effortlessly.

He is survived by four children.

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