By Adesina Soyooye
Wherever Mallam Abba Kyari, the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari is, he must be having a good laugh at the media war over his tenure in office. He must be wondering how larger than life he is in death.
But, particularly, Kyari must be having a good laugh at the man who mocked and celebrated his death.
Kyari had died of COVID-19. As soon as his death was confirmed, Muazu Magaji, Kano State’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, hit his Facebook page. He celebrated his passing, asking the President to reduce the powers attached to the office of the CoS.
Infuriated and embarrassed, Abdullahi Ghanduje, Kano state Governor, fired him from office.
Even though he later said his post was misunderstood, the wordings were clear and, the damage done.
Now, Magaji has caught the disease for which he mocked Kyari. He has tested positive for Coronavirus.
In a post announcing his status on Thursday, Magaji wrote:
“Dear All, I do truly apologise to you not getting across to me on phone or messages.
“I have been indisposed due to on-going health challenges some of us are going through in Kano. In sha Allah, it will be well.
“This morning, my NCDC test is out. I have been confirmed COVID-19 positive, and have been moved to one of the State facilities…..pray for us.
Kano state is being ravaged by the Virus. A number of deaths have been reported in the state, which is now second in infection cases only to Lagos state.
In the past two weeks, more than 700 deaths (more than Lagos) have occurred in the state, most of them from what the Governor attributed, shockingly, attributed to malaria and cerebral meningitis. The cause of the deaths is still being investigated by the NCDC.
