Ekiti State has cumulatively recorded 78 positive Coronavirus cases, with 29 active, 2 deaths, and 47 discharged.
The Ekiti State Government on Saturday directed traditional rulers in towns and villages to either postpone or cancel, for the rest of the year, all pending local festivals in their domains to curb the spread of Coronavirus.Task Force Response Team, Bolaji Aluko, made the announcement in a statement in Ado Ekiti.
Mr Aluko, a professor, said as the state was gradually entering the full-blown season of Traditional Festival, therefore, travels from within Ekiti State and various parts of Nigeria by indigenes and visitors to the various towns and villages during this period of the pandemic, have started to occur.
“Therefore, we are appealing to all Obas, Council Chairmen, Councillors and community leaders for the cancellation of the public celebration of all upcoming festivals and cessation of ongoing ones in all part of Ekiti until further notice.
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