Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, says though he made a joke about COVID-19, the disease is real.
At a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally held in Ibadan on March 18, the governor had said the disease is not in his party.
“They said we should not do this rally because of coronavirus. It was their leader that said coronavirus is in their party, yes or no? Have you used your hand sanitiser? There is no coronavirus in our own party,” the governor had said.
In a telephone interview with Fresh FM, a radio station based in Ibadan, on Tuesday, Makinde said he had never doubted the existence of COVID-19.
