Eid-El-fitr: FCT Minister Bans Prayers on Eid Prayer Grounds

By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja.

In an efforts to contain the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Muhammad Bello, has banned Eid prayers at the National Eid prayer ground located close to the Abuja city gate, along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway.

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The minister, made the announcement in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Anthony Ogunleye, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja, on Tuesday, said the decision was arrived at a meeting of the FCT admistration and a delegation from the FCT League of Imams Initiative.

Ogunleye, said the delegation was led by its Chairman, Imam Tajudeen M.B Adigun, after they met the minister to discuss the modalities for holding eid prayers for the upcoming Eid el-Fitr celebrations.

According to him, all worshippers are enjoined to hold eid prayers outdoors within the premises of their neighborhood Juma’at mosques, while indoor worship are to be limited to less than 50% of installed capacity.

“And the religious authorities are advised to regulate the flow of people entering and exiting places of worship.

All non-pharmaceutical intervention protocols of facial coverings, physical distancing and hand washing are to be observed,” he said.

He also said that all other Eid celebrations and activities should be confined to homes as all public parks, recreation and entertainment centres are also to be closed,” he said.

The minister, therefore, appreciated the religious leaders for their cooperation in the battle against Covid-19, stressing that having gone through a first wave of the pandemic and a second wave that caused more fatalities, it was imperative to prevent a possible third wave as is being witnessed in some countries across the world.

“Consequently, based on presentations made by officials of the Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA and the Implementation Guidelines for Phased Restriction of Movement issued by the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 on Monday, 10th May 2021, we came up with the guidelines,” Bello said in the statement.

Speaking on behalf of the League, Adigun said “In Islam, you listen to experts, those who are specialists and those who have actually discussed with us are experts in the field of medical sciences.

In Islam, you also abide with the commands of leadership.

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“Based on this and what we are convinced of, we urge Muslim Ummah to also respect this stand of the administration of the FCT by observing our Eid prayers within our localities,’ he said