The church, located in Ijesha on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos, was shut down on Sunday Oct. 6th by officials of the Ministry of the Environment and prevented thousands of worshipers from having their Sunday service that morning.
The Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, explained why the Church was shut down
“The Church does not have proper sanitary system and they discharge their wastes into the canal. Most of their members trade on the expressway and we don’t want that"he said
The commissioner also said the church had a habit of burning its refuse inside the church, an action that is against the environmental and sanitation law of the state. He said the church will be re-opened only after it builds new toilets, build a sewage septic tank for the treatment of waste water, remove all illegal attachments built on drainage channels, keep the environment clean and ensure that none of its members trade on the expressway.
weldone fashola!! why cant this guy contest as president sef?
ReplyDeleteNo leniency!! I am a christian bt I dnt believe in double standards...my God is nt a god of dirtiness...cleanliness is next to godliness n pple should stop using God as an excuse to be disobedient
ReplyDeletePeople should be mindful of wht they say
ReplyDeleteWhat is noisy more than those loud speakers in the mosque that wake people up from sleep by force every morning ?
ReplyDeleteLagos state action is unargueably in the right direction. The place should be cleaned up and beautified. It is a place of worship and cleanliness is next to Godliness. We cannot see ourselves as followers of the gospel while flauting simple rules made for our good. All other places of worship denegrading our environment must face the same action. We travel to other countries where we see how things are well organised but chose to live lives below those of animals in our own country.
ReplyDeleteI would still need the government to help arrest members who get on the road as early as 5am with loud speakers disturbing the the whole surulere from adelabu to agbonyin to nuru oniwo and aguda etc. They are always on the road on Monday's and Tuesday's @ 5am, am begging the commissioner and BRF to pls come to our aid and save us from this people. We never get to enjoy our sleep again all in the name of preaching.
ReplyDeletehaha house of God suppose to be clearn…Lord’s Chosen Church suppose to have toilet what a shameful that big church like that don have toilet?
ReplyDeleteLagos State Govt has no right whatsoever to shut down the church but caution those who trade around the church premises. If possible take action against the traders if they fail to comply but not the Church. We got to give respects to places of worship and not incure the wrath of God. Church is one entity that compliments govt efforts at building and helping citizens shun social vices and as such be respected otherwise nigerians may begin to read meaning to the action of Tunji Bello Lagos Commissioner for the environment.
ReplyDeleteFashola needs a DIRTY SLAP or 24 lashes strocks of cane.
ReplyDeleteNa woo make them try do am abeg
ReplyDeleteCleanliness is next to Godliness.
ReplyDeleteAll those giving their comments as anonymous shd not voice out anything about Fashola's action against the church. U begging the commisioner 2 stop those making noise in the early hour of the day disturbing ur sleep all in the name of preaching don't u think u shd have given ur full identity cos righrt now no 1 knows who u are. Someone said lagos state gov has no right 2 shut down the church. As the Governor of the state he has every right 2 do things 2 ensure the state is in a sound condition, and that he shd have cautioned them. He would have cautioned them on several occassion before now b4 he decided 2 take this drastic action of shutting down the place and to reopen it when they have put everything in place.
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