Uchenna Orji | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Sat, 16 May 2020 08:36:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Uchenna Orji | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Ebonyi state government lifts ban on religious gatherings https://www.insideojodu.com/ebonyi-state-government-lifts-ban-on-religious-gatherings/ https://www.insideojodu.com/ebonyi-state-government-lifts-ban-on-religious-gatherings/#respond Sat, 16 May 2020 08:36:46 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=13076 Dave Umahi, the Ebonyi state governor, has lifted the ban on all religious gatherings…

The post Ebonyi state government lifts ban on religious gatherings first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> Dave Umahi, the Ebonyi state governor, has lifted the ban on all religious gatherings in the state. The ban was initially placed as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the state.

A statement released by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Uchenna Orji today May 15, says the governor’s decision to lift the ban was based on a passionate appeal by the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN and some other religious bodies in the state.

Part of the statement reads “That Seventh Day Adventist and Muslim faithful are to observe their service on Saturdays and Fridays respectively from 9 am – 11 am. No Religious Centre shall permit more than 500 people and worshipers shall observe a minimum of 2 meters social distancing from one another. Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and use of hand sanitizers must be strictly observed in all religious centres. No religious service is allowed to hold any other day other than the days specified herein and which must be in strict observance of all COVID-19 Laws and regulations. Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) has a duty to close down any religious gathering and arrest the principal of the worship centre that violates this order.”

Ebonyi state currently has 9 confirmed cases of Coronavirus.

 

 

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