Buhari sends get-well-soon message to Trump, wife

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a get-well-soon message to President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump, and his wife, Melania, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President also charged Nigerians to comply more with the issued protocols against spread of COVID-19.

“President Muhammadu Buhari joins all citizens of United States of America in prayers for quick and full recovery of President Donald Trump and his wife, Melanie, who reportedly tested positive to COVID-19.

The President notes, with sympathy, that the incident of COVID-19 in the White House manifests the challenge posed by the pandemic across the world, and difficulty in containing the spread.

While wishing the American First Family speedy turnaround in their current health status, President Buhari urges more compliance among Nigerians to protocols, and adherence to advice of medical doctors, particularly epidemiologists,” the statement said.