The Lagos government has warned religious leaders within the state to accentuate adherence to safety protocols in their worship centres to avert the second wave of coronavirus.
The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi said this on Monday, during the commemoration of the International Day of Tolerance at Ikeja.
Elegushi said that there was the necessity for the worship centres to require the difficulty of COVID-19 safety protocol adherence seriously to avoid another lockdown.
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He said that some countries like the us of America, the uk , and France among others were currently experiencing the second wave of the virus.
“We cannot afford to permit this to happen, I beseech us to still use our face masks, wash our hands frequently.
“Also, maintain social distance publicly places while also using alcohol-based hand sanitisers from time to time to combat infection or transmission. i think together, we shall overcome the scourge.
“Let me reiterate and admonish our beloved people to not relent in supporting and understanding the efforts of the Lagos government .
“We shouldn’t disappointed our guards, because it isn’t yet “Uhuru´´, the battle against this dreaded virus is yet to be over.
“All guidelines and safety protocols of mitigating against the COVID-19 should still be stringently adhered to,´´ the commissioner said.
He said that with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people´s lifestyle, worldview and global economies had not been an equivalent .
According to him, tons of individuals , families have lost their loved ones, lost their livelihoods while companies and organisations are completing .
He said that the government , in its social responsibilities, had put measures in situ to help Small and Medium Scale Enterprises with soft loans and grants.
“The Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had also appealed to corporates to not lay off staff.
“We are indeed faced with several health and economic challenges at this point but the Almighty God has been benevolent to us in Nigeria generally and in Lagos State especially , including the resilient spirit known to Lagosians.
“The government has observed with a high sense of pride of how Lagos residents had risen to the occasion to partner with government within the area of support and donations as exhibited by well meaning citizens and corporates in providing succour to residents during and after the lockdown resultant from the spike of the coronavirus.
“It is sort of commendable that Lagos residents were tolerable of 1 another.
“During this era , residents exemplified a high sense of humanity whereby everyone looked out for the wellbeing and welfare of 1 another. this is often love in demonstration,´´ Elegushi said.
