COVID-19: Why Adeboye, Oyedepo, Okonkwo, Others May Not Resume Church

Whenever the lockdown on places of worship is lifted either completely or partially, there is a category of clergy men that will not resume with the congregation.

General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, leads the pack.

Others are: General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, Rev Williams Kumuyi; Presiding Bishop, The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church, Dr. David Oyedepo; Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Citadel Global Church, formerly Latter Rain Assembly, and Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo of the Kingsway International Christian Church (KICC) to mention a few.

This stems from the fact that the guidelines on the protocols for the reopening of the places of worship, which have been shut down since March on account of the coronavirus pandemic, does not allow those from the age of 65 to congregate.

All the above-mentioned clergymen are older than 65 years.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State brought this home when on Thursday, June 4, he announced that the places of worship would be opened to service on Sunday, June 21, before he hurriedly suspended the opening until further notice.

Sanwo-Olu had said amongst other things that: “There will now be restricted openings of religious houses based on compliance that we have seen and reviewed with the Safety Commission.

“We will also be advising very strongly that persons below the age of 15, because of how well they walk around and difficult to hold down, should be excused from the places of worship and citizens that are above the age of 65 should not be allowed into these places of worship.”

source:https://www.newtelegraphng.com/covid-19-why-adeboye-oyedepo-okonkwo-others-may-not-resume-church/

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