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Prince Tony Momoh,a former Minister of Information on Monday said Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the President who is currently receiving treatment after testing positive to Coronavirus is entitled to his privacy.

Kyari in a statement had confirmed he tested positive to the novel coronavirus disease and had been working from home. He added that he would be in Lagos to undergo “further tests and observations”.

However, since arriving Lagos, nobody knows his whereabouts.

The Commissioner for Health Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi also said he was not aware of Kyari’s whereabout in Lagos.
According to him “I’m not aware of the Chief of Staff’s itinerary, so I don’t know where he is, we chat on WhatsApp but I cannot tell where he is from our chat.

“We are exchanging information but I haven’t asked him for his location. He seems to be well and happy and we are exchanging information on strategic issues. It has been a long time since we talked about his health. I presume he has made a full recovery.”

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Momoh said since he has informed Nigerians that he tested positive and will be in Lagos, Kyari has done the needful and where he is being treated is a ‘personal thing to him’.

When told that UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson who also tested positive to Coronavirus was itted at St. Thomas Hospital and this was made public as a government official, Momoh said both men cannot be compared.

“The fact is Abba Kyari said he is going to Lagos for treatment. It is a personal thing to him. The UK Prime Minister even announced who should take over from him while he is getting treatment? Are you saying the UK prime Minister and the Chief of Staff to the President is the same thing? Why are you comparing two incomparables?”

“Being ill is a personal thing. Do you think it is everybody who has tested positive that will announce it? I am not saying Nigerians shouldn’t know where Abba Kyari is being treated in Lagos”.

“They should know because he is a leader but the fact is that he issued a statement that he is improving and he is going to Lagos to take care of himself”.

“Why are people saying a lot of things without fact? Even Nnamdi Kanu said he is in Cuba as well as President Buhari. If Nigerians want to listen to all those things, that is their business” he said.

https://www.independent.ng/covid-19-abba-kyaris-whereabouts-in-lagos-is-personal-to-him-tony-momoh/

Make una dey deceive una self.

Welcome to Personal Republic of Nigeria.

We don't need to know. He's of no importance now

alexsoftwork:
Make una dey deceive una self.

Abeg you are the one deceiving yourself. Momoh put it very well. Kyari is entitled to privacy.

If, out of all we are facing right now, Kyari's whereabouts is uppermost in your mind then you need to get a life. No insult intended.

He has yara duard....

Ogilinsaka:
We don't need to know. He's of no importance now

Precisely. We are all fighting our own battles and Kyari is fighting his own. Good luck to everyone.

Grayoso:


Abeg you are the one deceiving yourself. Momoh put it very well. Kyari is entitled to privacy.

If, out of all we are facing right now, Kyari's whereabouts is uppermost in your mind then you need to get a life. No insult intended.

Boris Johnson health status was not kept private, why Nigeria? A whole chief of staff.
Make them sha no spread the covid19 around Lagos. That's the painful part. I don't know why they bring him here in the first place
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Keep ya battle to yaself. The battle is of the Lord's..is Haba Kyari not being treated with our money??

Grayoso:


Precisely. We are all fighting our own battles and Kyari is fighting his own. Good luck to everyone.

OK. I hope he takes healthcare serious after his ordeal. Our healthcare is shît.

Only Tinubu and Sanwo Pontius will know

anyone in Tinubu good book too.

Even the health minister and health commissioner do not know.

Abba Kyari was reported to have gone to London on December 2, 2016 to treat “breathing problems” at taxpayers’ expense, and Punch reported on March 25, 2020 that “Doctors attending to the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, have obtained his medical records from Wellington Hospital, St. John’s Wood, London,” suggesting that none of Kyari’s medical records exist in any Nigerian hospital.

https://www.farooqkperogi.com/2020/03/yaraduaization-and-politics-of.html?m=1#.Xn7B_NCnJbA.twitter

Does Abba Kyari even seek healthcare in Nigeria? Boris Johnson among many world leaders have contracted this dreaded disease while their serostatus and clinical progress were made available for the world to know. However, this is not the case with leaders in Nigeria who are being treated with taxpayers money.

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alexsoftwork:


Boris Johnson health status was not kept private, why Nigeria? A whole chief of staff.
Make them sha no spread the covid19 around Lagos. That's the painful part. I don't know why they bring him here in the first place
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Kyari is technically an appointee of the President. He does not answer to Nigerians because you can't hire or fire him. The comparison to Boris Johnson is nonsensical as Momoh concluded.

Racoon:
Abba Kyari was reported to have gone to London on December 2, 2016 to treat “breathing problems” at taxpayers’ expense, and Punch reported on March 25, 2020 that “Doctors attending to the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, have obtained his medical records from Wellington Hospital, St. John’s Wood, London,” suggesting that none of Kyari’s medical records exist in any Nigerian hospital.
https://www.farooqkperogi.com/2020/03/yaraduaization-and-politics-of.html?m=1#.Xn7B_NCnJbA.twitter

Does Abba Kyari even seek healthcare in Nigeria? Boris Johnson among many world leaders have contracted this dreaded disease while their serostatus and clinical progress made available for the world to know.However, this is not the case with leaders in Nigeria.

Kyari consented to his Covid-19 positive status to be revealed to Nigeria. He has told you he is receiving treatment. What more do you want? Abi you want to go and be reading him bedtime stories or serving his meals?

Let the dude be abeg. He is nobody special officially even if he is defacto President in the minds of some of you hence the fuss you are making about his whereabout.

hisexcellency34:
Keep ya battle to yaself. The battle is of the Lord's..is Haba Kyari not being treated with our money??

Abeg shut it and stop being so small-minded. If not for Buhari running a cabal-friendly government that violates the purist tenets of democracy, who da f. Uck is Kyari officially?

You guys are just giving Kyari attention and status his position does not warrant at all. In a proper Government, Kyari would be an unseen lackey the President can fire at will and not this powerful and feared person Nigerians are now obsessing about and wishing death on.

Stop lying..kyari is the defacto President

Grayoso:


Abeg shut it and stop being so small-minded. If not for Buhari running a cabal-friendly government that violates the purist tenets of democracy, who da f. Uck is Kyari officially?

You guys are just giving Kyari attention and status his position does not warrant at all. In a proper Government, Kyari would be an unseen lackey the President can fire at will and not this powerful and feared person Nigerians are now obsessing about and wishing death on.

He is defacto president so what? Did Buhari complain to you?

hisexcellency34:
Stop lying..kyari is the defacto President

Hmmm fowl yansh go soon tear

I pray to Almighty God by his mighty power to continue to be healing those that have already been texted positive for this useless coronavirus in abundance.... And continue by his mighty power to continue to be protecting us from been ing it... no matter how bad it is, it will never know it way and direction to our household including all our friends and all our neighbors amen

Y won’t it be personal?
Everything that the Nation has,they have personilized it.
Well, Get we’ll soon our Presido.

Abba Kyari is not an elected official even though he performs functions reserved for only surely elected officials. He reports to his boss and appointer. Therefore, he should no longer be allowed to perform the role of elected officials

so he’s still alive,I thought he died already
Spits*

Hide and seek government

Abba Kyari is of no use to us now. We are battling with hunger and insecurity already.

That is wrong

He’s treating himself with our money which is not personal

Well, this can only happen in Nigeria.

Our things will always be different.

When Boris Johnson was being treated last week in the UK, there was constant update. Here y'all want to be forming demi-gods. Karma will disgrace you people last, last.

I said the same, Oloriburukus trying to dig his where about just want him dead or to manufacture another Jubril el sudan story.. they play politics wishing others death

Abba Kyari was the former UBA MD , worked in law chambers and Headed Oil and Gas top company, he was Femi Fani Kayode's Class mate at Oxford were they both studied law, so why not give him his needed privacy after seeking a damn medical leave?

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Well, his whereabout can not be hidden forever, it is like pregnancy, it will always show.

They should continue their game

Scam of the year award goes to FG...
Stupid leaders....
They've stopped everybody from working,but their salaries hasn't stopped.. Even d billions donated has made them even more richer....

May Almighty God never stop to be protecting and securing us and all our lovely one from this useless coronavirus amen