Lagos State Government has released 46 safety protocols and guidelines worship centres must comply with during services ahead of there reopening.
The government also inaugurated a 43-man Monitoring and Compliance Committees to ensure compliance with the protocols and guidelines.
This was made known by the Home Affairs Commissioner, Anofiu Elegushi after a closed-door meeting with stakeholders comprising Muslim and Christian leaders and inauguration of the monitoring committee in Alausa, Ikeja.
He told reporters: “We have agreed on approved safety protocols on partial reopening of religious houses and inaugurated a committee comprising leaders of both faith, officials of Ministry of Home Affairs and the state’s Safety Commission.
“On Friday (today), a monitoring of compliance will start while enforcement proper will commence by next week to see level of compliance.
“The committee is on already and accepted the offer to serve and ready to work with us. They have been with us since the beginning of the struggle. I want to say thank you to leaders of both faith for been supportive.
Reacting to the development, Chairman of the state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Professor Alexander Bangbola, and Sheik Abdur Raham Ahmad, the Chief Imam and Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, lauded the state government for reopening of worship centres.
