Bishop Idahosa Blasts Gov Wike for Relaxing COVID-19 Lockdown for Easter Celebration

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President of Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo State, Bishop Feb Idahosa, has faulted the reported decision by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to relax the COVID-19 lockdown in the state to allow Christians to attend Easter service.

Feb, who is a son of late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, made his mind known in a series of tweets today via, @BIUpresident.

While describing Wike’s decision as a “bad idea”, he said the only idea that could be worse is for anyone to choose to attend church on Easter Sunday.

He reminded the governor and churches planning to hold Easter service that a common way of spreading COVID-19 is for people gather in large numbers in one place during this period.

Idahosa tweeted, “The Gov of #RiversState has allowed all churches & mosques there to meet in full force this wkend. If there was a Kingdom of Bad Ideas, this one would be king. The only worse idea is for you to attend one of these services knowing what you know about #covid_19.

“Yes, I’m a Pastor.

“Is it that we don’t know how to learn from #history or know how to learn from science?

“History is being created right in front of our eyes in the daily news as we watch the trends of #COVIDー19 in other countries & yet, this Governor is insisting we make the same mistakes. Why?

“One way #COVIDー19 is spread is when people gather in large numbers in one place. An infected but asymptomatic person can quickly spread the virus to others & they in turn will do the same.

“Not knowing & making mistakes is one thing; but knowingly making mistakes is ignorance.”

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