The Lagos State government has revealed that the late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, died at First Cardiology Consultants, a private hospital located in Ikoyi.
Lagos State commissioned for health, Professor Akin Abayomi, made this revelation on Saturday.
Prof. Abayomi, who had earlier said he didn’t not know where Kyari was being treated, said Kyari died from complications of COVID19 infection at First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos.
He said, “Following enquiries on the passing away of the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mallam Abba Kyari on Friday 17th April, 2020, the Lagos State Government states that: Mallam Abba Kyari died from Complications of #COVID19 infection at First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos.”
Professor Abayomi said First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos was accredited by ministry of health to take care of COVID-19 patients.
He said, “This hospital is a Lagos State designated high care, biosecurity-compliant, COVID19 facility, accredited by the Health Facility Management and Accreditation Agency @HEFAMAA_LASG of the @LSMOH.
“As a basis for accreditation, First Cardiology Consultants established a separate specialist wing with staff dedicated to the treatment of complicated cases of COVID19, under the supervision of the Lagos State #COVID19 emergency response team.”