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Ondo State Government has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) not to flout the directive to adhere strictly to the 10:00pm to 4:00am curfew imposed on December 31, 2020 which outlaws New Year cross-over services.
In a statement issued in Akure yesterday, Chairman, Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, urged the association not to disregard government’s directive.
“The attention of the Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19 has been drawn to a statement reported in some sections of the media as purportedly made by the state chapter of CAN.
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THE Christian Association of Nigeria has called on churches in the country to follow strictly COVID-19 protocols and additional directives by state governments as they prepare for the crossover night service.
The organisation advised that where the government placed embargo on the crossover night service, churches might meet earlier to give God praises for the gift of life despite the pandemic and to place their requests for 2021 before God.
The President of CAN, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday evening, titled, ‘Cooperate with government on crossover night service.’
By Dayo Johnson, Akure
Ondo state government has threatened to jail any church leader who flouts its ban on crossover services across the state due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The state government through the Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19 had last week directed that the churches and mosques are not permitted to hold any service beyond 10:00 pm, in line with the ongoing curfew. Adding that it was to ensure the state records no substantial case during the second wave of the pandemic.
In its response, the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, however, declared that it was not aware of the state government’s directive not to hold the crossover service.
COVID-19: Ondo CAN, govt disagree over ban on cross-over services
Peter Dada, Akure
The Ondo State Government on Tuesday insisted that there would be no going back on the ban placed on church activities, particularly the cross-over services on December 31, 2020, following the outbreak of the second wave of coronavirus pandemic.
The government, through the Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, had announced the ban last week and said the enforcement of the COVID-19 protocols would begin from January 1, 2021.
But the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. John Oladapo, kicked against the directive of the government, saying the association was not consulted before the decision was taken.