The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, confirmed this to newsmen on the telephone.

He said, “The result is negative, I can confirm that. The governor has even confirmed it himself this morning.”

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Also, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said he tested negative for the virus.

The minister said he was tested on Wednesday.

He said this in response to a question on his status and that of his colleagues during a media brief meeting in Abuja on Thursday.