At the monthly Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in March, Mr Bayo Adeoluwa made around N30,000 selling bottled olive oil, white handkerchief and other related items needed by
worshippers.
“I usually look forward to the monthly Holy Ghost Service. It’s one of my best days ever. I don’t make that kind of sales again on a regular day,” the 35-year-old trader told our correspondent who visited the Redemption Camp during the week. Right now, Banjo said sales had plummeted and though she now sold food to artisans and motorcyclists in the area, the current sales could not be compared to when she used to sell to worshippers who attended the monthly Holy Ghost Service.
He said, “If there is a vigil at the camp, which is on Fridays, I work from Friday morning until the following day. We, motorcyclists, don’t rest on such days because we carry worshipers to and fro the camp. I can’t count the number of passengers I usually carry on such days but what I know is that they are many. I also give my brother a motorcycle to operate for me on such days. But coronavirus has changed things.
After purchasing one of his books, his face brightened up a bit, and couldn’t help but lament how he had missed worshippers at the camp who used to patronise him. “Those are good days and we bus drivers miss them. We can’t wait for church activities to reopen and things to be back to normal. On days when there are vigils or special programmes at the Redemption Camp, I make sure I service my bus so it doesn’t give me problems.
Also, people offering services such as commercial bus drivers usually benefit from such programmes due to the huge number of worshippers who ply the religious centres. Bothered by this, the Christian Association of Nigeria on Tuesday kicked against the continued closure of worship centres by some state governments.
“With the reopening of the economy, especially the markets, both organised and the unorganised markets, along with the plan to reopen airports and schools, the closure of churches anywhere in the country is no longer tenable and acceptable,” Ayokunle said. Similarly, Ogun State Government said it consulted with the CAN leadership in the state before deciding on closing the churches.
“I close my shop when there is a special programme at the MFM because I make much money there. Worshippers must definitely buy food, so it’s usually a boom time for people like us. But things are bad now because of the closure of churches. There is much suffering in the land now. I can’t wait for things to return to normal,” she said.
“I make more money when there is a church programme at the Canaanland. I also cook more quantity of food on such days than on any other day. But now, things are not good because of the ban on religious activities. I can’t wait for things to return to normal. The suffering as a result of the ban is too much,” she said.
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