Kano State Government has again reviewed the two weeks extension of total lockdown order by the Presidential Task Force on the state as a means of forestalling the spread of COVID-19, initiating a 4-hour window on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm for the residents.
This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, on Tuesday.
He said, “government is fully aware of the difficult but necessary hardship people have to pass through which informed the need for controlled enforcement.
After series of meetings with key health experts, the Ulama, and other stakeholders, the state government adopted some measures that will further bring relief to the populace, with the partial lift on the lockdown on three days, that is, Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm with total relief of 12 hours per week as earlier recommended by the Presidential Task Force.”
Garba explained the enforcement of the prevention protocols of COVID-19 on some of the Mosques which have been given permission to congregate on Friday and the Eid day.
“Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has directed the state Hisbah Board to hold a meeting with Imams and deploy its personnel to Friday (Jumu’at mosques) across the state to ensure that worshipers comply with personal hygiene through maintaining social distancing, handwashing with soap, use of hand sanitizers and facemasks.
“The government considers it convenient to allow the conduct of Eid Prayers on the Sallah day in all the five Emirates in the state during which restriction of movement has been lifted from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm under strict observance of safety and prevention protocols.”
The governor. however, revealed that there will be no Sallah festivities in all the Emirates.
