The Lagos state government on Tuesday, June 2, made known its position
on the possibility of lifting the coronavirus-induced ban worship
centres like churches and mosques.
Speaking on Tuesday, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, the commissioner for
home affairs, stated that as the epicentre of coronavirus, Lagos is not
yet ripe to contain the risk involved in allowing religious gatherings
again for now.
Elegushi pointed out that the agreement to keep worship centres shut
until further notice was reached at the 2020 ministerial press briefing
convened to honour Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s
first year in office, The Guardian reports.The commissioner said that
many religious leaders in the state have claimed that they cannot take
the responsibility of ensuring compliance with social-distancing rules
by their congregations.
He, therefore, noted: “So in the meeting, we ruled out in totality
the issue of reopening the religious houses until we have a clear coast
for us to do so.
The Federal Government mentioned it, but it never ruled out the state
in achieving that pronouncement, so all states will have to look at the
possibility of doing so in their respective states.”
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