Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, his deputy, Benson Abounu, and the Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, David Olofu, have taken the coronavirus (COVID-19) test.
Chief press secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, said in a statement on Thursday that they submitted their samples to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The statement quotes Ortom saying “the decision to submit samples for the test was the right thing to do.”
The governor appealed to all Benue residents to submit to the test and not wait for symptoms to manifest before going for it.
According to Ortom, doing so would help to contain the spread of the deadly virus in the state.
The governor said: “There is no shame in seeking to know your COVID-19 status.”
He urged the people to cooperate with the COVID-19 Action Committee at the state and local government levels while observing the preventive measures against the pandemic.
Benue has recorded one case of the coronavirus.
