Churches in Calabar went wild in jubilation and praise as they were allowed to hold service after 3 months of stay at home.
Worshippers across the city gave thanks to God and to Governor Ben Ayade for letting the doors of churches re-open.
When Daybreak interviewed a cross section of the people a respondent opined: “In this matter of Covid-19, Governor Ben Ayade has done very well. Even if he has made mistakes in the past, in this pandemic situation he has handled it well. He fought Covid-19 frontally and proactively and the case did not get to Cross River State, to God be the glory”.
In a related development, A civil war veteran, Mr. Clement Njan has called on Nigerians to observe safety measures issued by the authorities in view of the current pandemic saying it is as important as following the instructions dished out by “your commander in the battle field” .
Mr. Njan who drew parallels between the civil war and the current condition ushered in by the coronavirus world wide said, “what is happening right now reminds me of the beginning of the civil war – people hoarding money, hoarding food, movement being restricted and fear of impending death. We are in a battle. I see this as third world war.”
Continuing, he said, “In the battle field, you have to follow the instructions of your commander otherwise, there will be undue casualties. Today the President and the Governors are like commanders in the battle field. When they say, sanitize or wash your hands regularly, do so, when they say don’t shake hands, don’t shake hands. You have to follow these instructions to avoid casualties because hundreds of thousand of people have died worldwide because of the coronavirus, we need to cooperate to fight it.
Mr. Njan claimed he fought on the Federal side as a Nigerian soldier under the third marine commando led by the famous Brigadier Adekunle aka the “Black Scorpion”.
