Abia state Governor OKEZIE IKPEAZU has become the latest Governor in the country to contract the deadly coronavirus.

The State’s Commissioner for Information, JOHN OKIYI KALU, who disclosed this in a statement said, the Governor’s sample, which was taken twice, returned negative Tuesday and then a second sample test on Thursday confirmed he had contracted the disease.

The decision by the Governor to order members of the state cabinet to go for test, followed the recent death of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr SOLOMON OGUNJI.

The State’s Commissioner for Information, JOHN OKIYI KALU, said the Governor consequently directed his Deputy, UDE OKO CHUKWU, to act on his behalf pending his full resumption of duties.

Bauchi state Governor BALA MOHAMMED and his Kaduna counterpart, NASIR EL-RUFAI were among Governors that have also contracted Coronavirus but now free from the virus after treatment.