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President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will be conducting his Eid-El-Fitr prayers with his family at home and will not welcome intending government officials, political leaders, community heads, Muslim and Christian leaders and children willing to pay homage at the villa.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, who made the announcement on Friday, said the decision was in observance of the lockdown measures and protocols on mass gathering put in place by the FCT and the PTF on COVID-19 “to save lives and protect people from all dangers”, as well as the the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III suspending Eid congregational prayers across the country.
Shehu stated: “With the #Eid-el-Fitr celebrations around the corner and the month-long Ramadan fast coming to an end, President Muhammadu Buhari will be conducting his Eid prayers with his family at home.
“This is in observance of the lockdown measures in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, put in place ‘to save lives and protect people from all dangers.’
“This is also in line with the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto & President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III suspending Eid congregational prayers across the country as well as the protocol against mass gathering issued by the PTF on COVID-19.
“Further to this, the President who has traditionally shared the joyous moment with top government officials, political leaders, community heads, Muslim and Christian leaders and children, will not be receiving these homages in a bid to stop the coronavirus from further spreading.
