Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said his family members avoided him when he tested positive for COVID19.
He, however, said he was able to recover from the disease in three days.
Obasanjo, made the statement while speaking at a colloquium to celebrate his 84th birthday in Abeokuta.
The colloquium, which took place simultaneously online and offline was themed, ‘Reflection on Governance and Changes for Post-pandemic Leadership in Africa.’
He said, “It will surprise you that I tested positive for COVID-19. I called them to come and test me. They came on a Saturday. I didn’t get the result until the following Wednesday. It came out positive, but I didn’t see any symptoms.
“When they returned three days after, they tested me and said I had tested negative. My daughter, Iyabo, is an epidemiologist and I called her. She said maybe they tested me at the later stage of my being positive.
“I told her I had no symptoms and she said it could be a faulty result. But I was tested positive. Since then, I have been tested negative three times.
“It is nothing to worry about. When I tested positive, my household was running from me. I told them to stay in their places while I stayed in mine.”
The former president also said he took herbs to combat the disease.
“I used herbs because a professor of medicine was the one who told me that herbs should not be ignored. He said 80 per cent of drugs had their origin in local herbs.
“The herbs will boost your immunity. A professor told me that every living thing has an inbuilt process of healing. While doctors care, God does the healing”, he said.