The Akwa Ibom State government has lifted the ban on weddings and burials which was imposed in March following the outbreak of Coronavirus.
Residents of the state who wish to organise funeral ceremonies and weddings in the state were however asked to follow strict guidelines.
Governor Emmanuel Udom who made the announcement said; “If you are doing funeral in an open space like a field in a primary school you must not have more than 50 people. We are not forcing you to do the burial, but if you must do it, you must do it within our guidelines. Not more than 50 people and you must adhere to all our guidelines which were drafted by the Christian Association of Nigeria. They (people attending the burial) must all wear a facemask, have hand sanitizer, (and adhere to) everything that has been outlined by CAN. If you are doing the burial inside the church, people inside should not be more than 30. Please we don’t want anybody to expose himself or his own family. If you must go out, wear a facemask. If you don’t feel like wearing a mask, please stay at home. A lot of people are asymptomatic to this and they keep infecting other people without knowing. And we don’t want this to continue”.