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COVID-19: Umahi approves Easter church services in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, Thursday gave the approval for church services to be held in the state on Easter Sunday.
The services, according to a statement issued by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Religion and Welfare Matters, Rev, Fr. Abraham Nwali, are to take place between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
The state government had restricted church worships and other social gatherings as precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state.
Nwali, who is also the Chairman of the state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), urged worshippers to comply with the government’s directive on the matter.
He said: “They must observe sanitary laws which include usage of sanitisers and hand-washing.
“Every church must conclude activities on or before 12:00 p.m. and worshippers should return to their various homes immediately.”
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He implored worshipers not to stay beyond the stipulated time in their churches as defaulters would be made to face the wrath of the law.
“Let us use this window of grace to celebrate Jesus while remaining law-abiding,” the governor’s aide added.
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