Rivers State Markets will reopen from Tuesday and start selling and buying from 7 am to 6 pm daily.
However, Governor Nyesom Wike, who issued the directive in a broadcast, said Rumukwurushe (Oil Mill) and Oginiba Slaughter Markets remain closed.
In a statement by Information and Communications Commissioner Paulinus Nsirim, the governor said the markets would operate in strict adherence to the existing protocols on wearing face masks, washing hands and maintaining social distance. He said the ban had been lifted to raise the pace of economic activities.
He said: “Market managers must provide for hand washing and use of sanitizers for everyone at the entrance, ensure the wearing of face masks and maintaining social distancing.
“Any market that opens to the public and fails to comply with these protocols shall be shut again. The managers shall be prosecuted while the contravening shops shall be forfeited to the state without notice.
“Churches can now hold services with 50 percent of their hall capacity provided the leadership can enforce wearing of face masks and washing of hands…”
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