Nigerian first Lady has disclosed that one of her daughters has gone into self isolation after returning from the UK.

Despite the fact she is not showing any symptoms, she has to follow the guidelines of the authorities in charge.

Aisha Buhari also disclosed that her office is closed with immediate effect and important staffs to work remotely.

All these is in a bid to promote social Distancing and contain the spread of covid-19 in the country.

First Lady Aisha also commended some northern  governors who have taken bold actions towards preventing the spread.

Taking to her twitter handle, the first Lady tweeted ;

Good afternoon Nigerians, Earlier today my daughter returned from the UK being among the high Burden listed countries of COVID-19.

Based on the advice of the Hon. Minister Of Health , Presidential Task force on COVID – 19 and that of NCDC, She is on Self Isolation, not because she displayed any symptoms of the Covid-19 .

Please I urge all parents to do the same if possible as prevention is better than cure.

Similarly, I have shut down my office for two weeks with immediate effect while essential staff can work from home as a result of some Staff who recently returned from the UK .

I commend the North Western Governors including Niger and Kwara on preventive measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 at their security meeting yesterday in Kaduna. 

Let’s keep following the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, which encourages maintaining social distancing, high hygiene culture through regular washing of hands with soaps and sanitizers.