The Ekiti government had earlier scheduled the reopening of the worship centres for July 17.
The Ekiti State Government has postponed the reopening date of worship centres earlier scheduled for July 17 to August 14.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Thursday, the leadership of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs had also said it had no capacity yet to comply with COVID-19 protocols stipulated as conditions for reopening by the government. The conditions include provisions of Covid-19 facilities like infra-red thermometers, sanitizers, face masks, hand washing facilities and maintenance of social distancing, among others.
“In view of the foregoing, the state government has shifted the date for the reopening of worship centres till August 14, 2020, to give the worship centres enough time to meet the prescribed conditions for the reopening.”The commissioner said as much as fumigation of religious centres remained a prerequisite for reopening, such should not be done in contravention of the Ekiti State’s Environmental Health and Sanitation Law.
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