The Kwara Government on Friday cancelled the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir or Sallah prayer, ahead of the July 31 festivities.
Kwara Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Kayode Alabi, said this while briefing newsmen in Ilorin.
Alabi described the cancellation as a tough decision made in the interest of everyone.
According to him, in the past few days, the state government has held meetings with different stakeholders in the state on the way forward, in our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The cancellation of the Sallah prayer is necessitated by the spike in the COVID-19 cases in the state.
“Of course, the upcoming Ileya festival is a special period for our people.
“As it stands today, Kwara has 707 confirmed cases, out of which 449 are active.
“We have successfully managed and discharged 244 patients and we lost another patient yesterday, that brings to 15 the number of casualties from the pandemic in our state.
“We recorded 56…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
