• Fri. Apr 19th, 2024

Eid Prayers: FCTA orders praying grounds to operate at 50% capacity

Following the forthcoming Eid-El-Kabir Celebration, the FCTA says Eid grounds should operate at fifty percent capacity to ensure physical and social distancing;

This is contained in a statement to newsmen in Abuja.

The statement further says that all Eid prayers in the FCT are to be held in open spaces at Jumaat Mosques and the National Eid Ground.          

It also enjoins Imams to make their sermons short so that the prayers do not exceed one hour.

  According to the statement, while all worshippers are enjoined to adhere to all prescribed non-pharmaceutical preventive measures, all parks and recreational grounds and facilities shall remain closed during the festive period.

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