“This is significant because it brings to realization, the relentless assault of the virus on humanity.”
The Chairman of PTF and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, who gave the advice at the daily press briefing yesterday in Abuja, said it served as a stark reminder to the entire world about the severity of the COVID-19 when the World Health Organisation said there was still a long way to go in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
“I participated in the National Economic Council with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all the state governors. This is coming on the heels of an earlier virtual meeting between the president and the governors in a space of one week. Mustapha spoke yesterday as controversy over this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the north raged on with some Islamic leaders and state governors giving opposing directives on where Muslims should offer prayers and mark the day.
Yesterday, the Chairman of Borno State Committee on Prevention and Control of Coronavirus , Umar Kadafur, directed Muslims to perform their Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the Eid open grounds. Among the protocols is that prayers should be conducted within a period of one hour, so as to allow people to disperse quickly. The wearing of face masks remains compulsory forMuslims to be allowed access to mosques and they must observe physical distancing.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government, has declared Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 May, 2020 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el -Fitr celebration.Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola who congratulated all Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, called on them to replicate the life of kindness, love and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad .
Also, the Plateau State Police Command said it would deploy over 2,089 personnel to checkmate criminal elements during the festivities.The command enjoined members of the public to be security conscious, and give useful and timely information to the police and other security agencies in order to curtail the pre-celebration illegal activities of Sara-Suka and other cult groups.
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