Governor David Umahi on Friday lifted the ban on religious gathering in Ebonyi State. He said religious centres can now conduct services once a week but must observe the prevention protocol against COVID-19.
Governor David Umahi on Friday lifted the ban on religious gathering in Ebonyi State. He said religious centres can now conduct services once a week but must observe the prevention protocol againstThe state’s Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji, announced the governor’s decision in a statement on Friday.Despite the ban and other measures including the closure of the state boundaries, Ebonyi still recorded nine cases of the virus.
According to the commissioner, the conditions for the reopening of the churches include that they observe their service only on Sundays from 9 a.m to 11 a.m. “Christian Association of Nigeria has a duty to close down any religious gathering and arrest the principal of the worship centre that violates this order.”
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