The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, has expressed hope that the ban on religious gatherings in the country may be lifted by the first Sunday of June.
The ban is among the safety precautions in place to combat coronavirus in the country.
CAN President Rev Samson Ayokunle gave the indication. He said they had been consulting with the Federal Government on the modalities to follow.
He said if the government did not entertain any fear in opening markets and banks, there would not be any basis to hesitate in opening churches considering the fact that they are more organised than markets and banks.
Meanwhile, CAN, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 met over the issue.
The CAN delegation was led by the Chairman of its North Central chapter and President of FCT Baptist Conference, Rev. Israel Akanji.
The representatives of the Federal Government were said to have promised to prepare their own recommendations to be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari, who would decide the accepted ones and present them to the country in his nationwide broadcast scheduled for next week.
