Breaking News: Lagos State Government Suspends Reopening of Worship Centres.

All preparations by Christians and Muslims in Lagos to resume worship at their various worship centres has been quashed as Lagos State Government announced an indefinite suspension of the planned reopening of mosques and churches on Friday, June 19 and Sunday, June 21 respectively.

This was disclosed by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, June 16, during a press briefing at Alausa Ikeja.

The governor explained that this is as a result of the rising cases of the coronavirus pandemic in the state which has been the epicentre of the virus in the country.

The governor had on Thursday, June 4 asked mosques to reopen from June 19, adding that churches can begin services from June 21.

This will come as a disappointment to many worshippers who had braced themselves for the reopening of their places of worship but the decisions seem inevitable owing to the rising cases of Covid-19 in Lagos State.

Ought Government not to have cancelled the proposed reopening, let’s hear your view about this development.

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Nigeria Begin Ease of the Second Phase of its Lockdown, Reduces Curfew to 10pm - 4am.

The Federal government has announced the guideline for the ease of the second phase of its lockdown. This was announced by the Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha at the PTF briefing on Monday.

The SGF said “The PTF submitted its recommendations and the PRESIDENT has approved the following for implementation over the next four weeks spanning 2nd – 29th June, 2020, subject to review

“Cautious advance into the Second Phase of the national response to COVID-19; application of science and data to guide the targeting of areas of on-going high transmission of COVID-19 in the country;

“Mobilisation of all resources at State and Local Government levels to create public awareness on COVID 19 and improve compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions within communities; sustenance of key non-pharmaceutical interventions that would apply nationwide and include: ban of gatherings of more than 20 people outside of a workplace;

Below are the excerpts of the easing of the lockdown as announced by the Coordinator of the PTF Dr. Sanni Aliyu.

·         The nationwide curfew time has been reduced effective from tomorrow, the curfew starts from 10pm - 4am.
·         Offices can now operate at 75% capacity and the normal working hours between 8am – 5pm
·         For now, all the schools are to remain closed; the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces the directive.
·         The interstate travel remains prohibited except for goods and essential travel, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces.
·         The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has requested the Aviation Industry to start developing protocols for domestic flights to possibly resume from June 21
·         Relaxation of restriction on places of Worship based on guidelines issued by the PTF and protocols agreed by state governments.

What do you think about this development?