Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, has said that he tested negative for coronavirus.

He said this via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.

Dangote’s status had come under public scrutiny after reports that he may have had contact with some governors and the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who tested positive.

He tweeted, “The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted modern society, affecting our collective health and well-being.

“As a global citizen and business leader, I took the COVID-19 test and the result came back NEGATIVE.