BY DAYO ADESULU
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that mosques and churches in the state will reopen on August 7 and 8, 2020 respectively.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a briefing on COVID-19 at the State House in Marina.
While mosques will be reopened next week Friday 7, churches will follow suit on Sunday, August 9.
According to him, religious leaders must make available hand sanitizer, thermometer guns, adding that the state government will ensure that social distancing is maintained.
Worship centres had been shut in the state since March as part of measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.
Sanwo-Olu said, “Places of worship in Lagos will now be opened from Friday, the 7th of August for our Muslim worshippers, and on Sunday, the 9th of August for our Christian worshippers.
“We will only allow 50 per cent of their maximum capacity, either the church or at the mosque. Churches who have a Saturday worship day will also be allowed to hold worship.
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“We must reiterate that places of worship to have their regular once a week service at designated days. For the avoidance of doubt, there will be Friday worships for our Muslim followers and Sunday worships for our Christian followers.
“We will monitor this for the next couple of weeks and see how the observation and compliance get as we move along. They are encouraged to have multiple services on those days but they should restrict it to those designated days of worship.”
