Coronavirus: ‘Bearded’ El-Rufai Attends Meeting From Isolation Centre

Governor Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna state, whose beards are now very full has attended a virtual meeting with members of his cabinet today.

El-Rufai is known to maintain a clean-shaven look.

The meeting was chaired by his deputy, Hadiza Balarabe

“Malam Nasir @elrufai is attending the daily virtual meeting of the State Standing Committee on Covid-19, which is chaired by Deputy Governor @DrHadiza Balarabe,” a tweet by the official account of the governor read.

Following his testing positive to COVID-19 some weeks ago, El-Rufai has been in isolation since March 28.

His deputy has been in charge of the affairs of the state.

But more than two weeks after his diagnosis, the governor said he is yet to be cleared of the disease.

“Earlier Wednesday 10am-2pm, I took [a] few hours during isolation to chair a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council. I haven’t been cleared of Covid-19 yet & will personally announce when confirmed negative. Ignore all fake news even if you like it,” he tweeted on April 15.

His contemporaries like Seyi Makinde, Oyo governor, and Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered from the disease.