Workers On Grade Levels 1 – 12 To Resume 1st June

Makurdi – The Benue State Executive Council (SEC) has lifted the ban on worship activities in the state, beginning today, Thursday.

While SEC also directed civil servants in the state from Grade Levels 1 – 12 to resume work on 1st June, 2020, it also advised worship places to hold staggered worship sessions.

The decision was announced following the resolution reached between the SEC and the State Action Committee on COVID-19 after its meeting at Government house on Thursday.

Governor Samuel Ortom, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen, however, said: “The issue of school resumption is to be reviewed in the next 14 days.”

According to him, “Workers on grade levels 1 to 12 who were asked to stay at home are to resume work on June 1, 2020. The workers are advised to always wear face masks and maintain social distancing as they go to work.

“Churches and mosques with effect from today, Thursday, May 21, 2020, are to hold staggered worship sessions. This implies that a church or Mosque which before now held two worship sessions should henceforth conduct four sessions in a day.

“Street trading is encouraged but strictly obeying social distancing protocol on COVID-19. Markets will be partially opened to enable traders access their shops.”

Governor Ortom further noted that government would also ensure that markets in the state were fumigated periodically to check the the spread of the virus.



He, however, insisted that that “Inter-state movement remains prohibited, except for those on essential services.”

Governor Ortom further stated that

“The prevailing curfew in the state has been reviewed to now last between the hours of 8pm to 6am daily, until furthe