The President of the Federal Republic Gen. Muhammadu Buhari rtd. on Thursday spotted in face mask for the first time since the out break of coronavirus in Nigeria.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC
reported its first case of COVID-19 infection in February.
However, President Buhari has refused to used the face mask despite the safety recommendations by the NCDC.
Buhari who joined others West African leaders, arrived in Bamako, the Malian capital on Thursday.
The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had announced on Wednesday that Buhari would join his counterparts from the West African regional bloc on a 1-day peace mission to find a solution to the worsening political crisis in the Francophone country.