Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has recalled that he sat beside deceased Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, for four days even when he (Kyari) had caught coronavirus.
Mustapha said they were in the Villa working together four of the five working days a week, when Kyyari had contracted it, unknown to both of them.
He added that some of their other colleagues were even with Kyari up till the weekend when they travelled together to Kogi State where they attended the funeral of mother of Governor Yayaha Bello.
Mustapha recalled this on Thursday when speaking on the reality and enormity of the burden that coronavirus represents.
He said although some might still be looking at the pandemic as being remote in terms of its impact, many people who had experienced its effects or lost close ones knew otherwise.
Apart from Kyari, he also recalled that he had lost a classmate, just as he noted that over 100,000 people contracted the disease globally on Wednesday alone.
Mustapha, who is the leader of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, thus warned Nigerians to remain steadfast in observing precautionary measures.
“Coronavirus is ravaging our land,” he said.
