Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has stated that he banned noise air pollution and never evangelism as is being speculated by some individuals.
The governor has acquired warmth from some Nigerians after a video of him confronting an unidentified avenue preacher in a market final Saturday went viral
Within the footage, the governor ordered the preacher to cease inflicting a disturbance, reminding him of the regulation towards noise air pollution. He suggested him to take his preaching to a church or a delegated area, warning that violators risked a positive of N500,000.
Reacting to the backlash he acquired, the governor in an announcement signed by the state Commissioner for Info, Legislation Mefor, dismissed claims of banning evangelism, insisting that Soludo’s remarks had been misinterpreted.
“The Anambra State Authorities needs to deal with the misconstrued studies surrounding Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s latest encounter with an itinerant preacher at Onitsha Market.
The governor’s remarks had been wrongly interpreted as a ban on evangelism, whereas his concern was solely about noise air pollution, which is prohibited below an present public well being regulation.”
Mefor defined that Soludo was imposing the Anambra State Public Well being Legislation 2006, which prohibits extreme noise in public locations, together with markets.
“To make clear, the governor referenced the Public Well being Legislation 2006, which forbids noise air pollution and preaching in inappropriate locations like markets utilizing loudspeakers. He suggested preachers to conduct their actions in church buildings or designated places the place individuals can willingly take part with out disrupting others’ day by day actions,” the assertion added
The commissioner additional cited previous authorized actions on the problem, noting that in 2019, a Justice of the Peace’s courtroom in Nnewi upheld the regulation towards a church that violated noise air pollution rules.
“The general public is subsequently suggested to ignore any claims suggesting that Governor Soludo has banned evangelism or public preaching in Anambra State. As a substitute, we urge residents to adjust to the Public Well being Legislation and respect the rights of others,” he stated