By Nasarawa State Government, Tuesday, announced the lifting of the ban on religious gatherings in the state for two weeks.
Comrade Dogo, The State commissioner for Information, Tourism and Culture, while making the disclosure via a Tweet, noted that the lockdown order given by the state government three months ago has also been lifted.
The Commissioner who however gave conditions for the opening of workshops centre in the state mandated the religious leaders to ensure strict compliance to regulations to enable the re-opening of the worship centres to sustain its activities within the two weeks.
Specifically, the workshops centres are to ensure social distancing, compulsory use of face masks and frequent washing of hands with sanitizers by all their members.
Governor Abdullahi Sule had banned religious gathering in the state in March 2, as part of necessary measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Commissioner, however, explained that the ban was lifted for only two weeks for now with certain conditions that religious leaders would have to observe.
According to the commissioner, “after the expiration of the two weeks, the government would review the situation to see the level of compliance with the conditions to ensure that members abide with preventive measures.
He disclosed that government would provide hand sanitizers and thermometer to religious leaders for use in churches and mosques adding also that government has lifted the ban on tricycles across the state.
