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General News of Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

CAN orders all state governors to reopen churches

Samson Ayokunle Samson Ayokunle

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has ordered governors to reopen churches.

This is according to CAN President Samson Ayokunle who said that the continued closure of churches is no longer justifiable.

In a statement issued by the spokesman, Bayo Oladeji, CAN lamented the continued closure of churches in Lagos and Ogun States despite the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 ordering all states to reopen worship centers.

"What sin have the places of worship committed?”, CAN asked

“Is it not our members in the places of worship that go to markets and other sectors? Is it that people cannot contract the virus in the markets and airports?”

Admitting that COVID-19 deserves attention, CAN reminded the governors that the church also has a role to play.