Abba Kyari Buhari's Chief of Staff dies of coronavirus at 81

Abba Kyari, Buhari's Chief of Staff is died. He died at the age of 81years on Friday, April 17, 2020. He had tested to positive for the coronavirus in March after a trip to Germany and Egypt.

The medical team who treated obtained his medical records from Wellington Hospital, St John's Wood London. The report shows that he had some other sicknesses that could hinder his rate of recovery from coronavirus.

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Abba Kyari wrote a letter which he titled 'Health Status of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammad Buhari. He stated that he did not want to be a burden to public health system.

 "I have made my own care arrangements to avoid further burdening the public health system, which faces so many pressures. Like many others that will test also positive, I have not experienced high fever or other symptoms associated with this new virus and have been working from home. I hope to be back at my desk very soon. I have a team of young, professional, knowledgeable and patriotic colleagues, whose dedication has been beyond the call of duty, who continue to work seven days a week, with no time of the day spared. We will continue to serve the President and people of Nigeria, as we have for the past five years."

 “I want to thank all our fantastic, talented and brave healthcare professionals, working across the country in such a difficult time; all the good Samaritans looking out for the most vulnerable in our communities; the key workers that will keep our country going through this; friends and family and often strangers, who have sent me such warm wishes and displayed such a generosity of spirit.

 “We should be calm, measured and diligent – be meticulous in your hygiene, especially with cleaning hands, if possible stay at home or keep your distance. Listen to good advice from the proper authorities: pay no heed to quack cures or fake news from social media. President Buhari will do whatever it takes to protect the health and safety of our people and get the country back on its feet as soon as possible. 

“Like the whole world, we are dealing with a new disease. Our experts are learning more all the time about coronavirus, what it does and how we can combat it. What we do know is that while some may become very sick, many others who contract the virus will not, and may have no symptoms at all. This is a disease that recognises no difference between north and south, men or women, rich or poor. We are all in this together," he wrote.

Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina wrote via his verified Twitter handle @Fem Adeshina, confirmed Abba Kyari's death.
He wrote,"Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon."