By Williams Anuku, Abuja
The Speaker of the Niger state House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse, Clerk of the House of Assembly, Mohammed Kagara and two other principal officers have gone into isolation as a result of testing positive to the new wave of COVID-19.
The death of some prominent personalities in Niger state in recent days including that of former Head of Service (HOS) over the weekend has also heightened fears of the resurgence of the virus in the state with Minna the state capital having the highest recorded cases.
Elendu Reports gathered that there are fears of possible spread of the virus to other by principal officers of the Assembly, apart from the Speaker and the Clerk of the State Assembly who has already gone into isolation as the second wave took them unawares.
Though most of the tests carried on the lawmakers turned negative except that of the Speaker and the Clerk, there are fears that some staff that have come into direct contact with the Speaker and other affected officers in the past couple of days may not be spared.
A source from the State House of Assembly further confirmed that two of them are doing fine in responding to treatment.
The source also added that the spike in COVID-19 in Niger state may have resulted in many deaths in recent days including that of former Head of Service last Saturday.
A visit to the Niger State House of Assembly shows that the complex is now a ghost of itself as fear has gripped the few workers who reported to work on Monday.
Meanwhile, Niger state government has however directed workers to stay home from Monday (today) while all schools have been closed since Friday as the state studies the situation and possibly come up with additional measures to check further spread.