“The case of COVID-19 is different from one state to another.”
The clergy observed that, though the easing of lockdown was highly clamoured for in some quarters due to its debilitating effects, the increasing rate of infected persons in Nigeria daily is dangerous for the survival of all.
The CAN President said the religious leaders are not carried along on the policy planning and implementation, adding, “We are just reading the guidelines or Riot Act in the media, too bad. Nigeria is a religious country and any policy that fails to recognise this will surely fail. Religious leaders are closer to the people than the government; we understand our people better and we know how to talk to them.
“Let there be guidelines for the worship places and let the government and the religious leaders form a monitoring team to enforce the compliant. The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria has been consistently supported the efforts of the government to stamp out the pandemic. We have been urging our people not to reopen churches despite the fact that we don’t see opening of churches as a threat or sabotage to what the government is doing.
On Eid-El-Fitri, Ayokunle noted that the Sultan of Sokoto has directed the Nigerian Muslims on how to handle the celebration and appealed to Muslims to ensure they are guided by the rules and regulations put in place by the NCDC gave.
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