Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says he did not test positive for the coronavirus.
In a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media, Sarah Sanda, the minister described the media report alleging that he has contracted the virus as “fabricated and malicious.”
The statement read: “It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media.
“Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times.
“Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative.
“The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency.”
Mr Onyeama said he had reported the matter to law enforcement agencies for investigation and “severe sanctions as deterrence in future.”
