Other members go into isolation to know COVID-19 status.
The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse, and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.
Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to reporters on Sunday in Minna.
Mr Idris did not give more details on the issue. He simply said that “it was true”.
The member representing Bida 11, at the state assembly, Haruna Baba, also confirmed the development.
He explained that “two weeks ago, the member representing Gurara, Binta Mamman, tested positive, which made the entire legislators and staff of the assembly to undergo testing for coronavirus.”