The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced the reopening of Mosques and Churches on the 7th, and 9th of August, 2020, respectively.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made the announcement at a briefing 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.”
Recall that worship centers had been closed since March in order to curtail the spread of covid-19.
“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.”
“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,” the Governor said.
