Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Authorities Ban Eid Prayers On Open Grounds According to a statement by the Minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Anthony Ogunleye, the decision was arrived at a meeting of the FCTA and a delegation from the FCT League of Imams Initiative. by SaharaReporters, New York May 11, 2021 As part of efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, has banned eid prayers at the National Eid prayer ground along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway. According to a statement by the Minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Anthony Ogunleye, the decision was arrived at a meeting of the FCTA and a delegation from the FCT League of Imams Initiative.