The two local epicentres of the pandemic have taken egg-steps towards unleashing previously shuttered worship centres. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) opened its places of worship over the last weekend while Lagos State will do same over this weekend
now has an entirely new face. It is a new world – not a ‘brave’ one like that in Alex Huxley’s epic, but a timid one of avoidance and extreme caution. Not that anyone could complain, though, in view of potent risks posed by the pandemic.
In unshuttering places of worship, the FCT administration stipulated besides the basic protocols that age-long fellowship norms of camaraderie, including sharing of worship items like prayer mats and musical instruments, is forbidden. Worshippers above 55years along with those having underlying co-morbidities are to “stay at home and consider remote participation or non-contact attendance such as drive-in services.
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