Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has began an important meeting with the State Ullamas, Preachers, and Jumaat Friday Mosque Imams to brainstorm, as the Presidential Taskforce on COVID19 places another two weeks extension on Kano state lockdown.
The meeting is expected to deliberate on issues clerics are facing on the closure of Jumaat Mosques, banning of Religious activities and other religious rites in the holy month of Ramadan.
According to reports, some Jumaat Mosque Imams have already started defying closure of Mosques by observing their regular Friday Prayers.
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Governor Ganduje had issues a strong warning that anyone who violates the state ban on Friday Prayers would be punished, a threat that was taken lightly by clerics who conducted their prayers last week.
Similarly, traders at the Kwari major textile market, Sabon Gari and other big markets in Kano are reported to be grumbling, following the lockdown of all economic activities.
There are speculations that the government will relax some of its total lockdown orders which especially as it affects the Friday Prayers.
Governor Ganduje was quoted last week saying that his government is ready to relax the lockdown if Kano residents were ready to obey the COVID19 protocols.
The protocols according to him include exercising the much needed social distancing rules, wearing face masks, using hand sanitizers and constant washing of hands.
