President Buhari’s Chief of staff, Abba Kyari has passed on after contracting covid-19.

Abba Kyari passed on Friday 17th April 2020, more than two weeks after testing positive to the novel virus, Covid-19.

Announcing Abba Kyari’s death on Twitter, the Presidency spokesman Garba Shehu, tweeted ;

”The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.

“The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.”

”May God accept his soul. Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.”

See tweet below ;