COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Lifts Ban On Event Centres In Lagos State

Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has lifted the ban imposed on event centres in the Hospitality and Tourism industry due to the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, made this known during a live Instagram session on Sunday.
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Lifts Ban On Event Centres In Lagos State
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Lifts Ban On Event Centres In Lagos State
She explained that event centres are free to re-open for business provided they have registered with the state government through its newly introduced Register-to-Open initiative.  Akinbile-Yusuf, explained that at-most one-fifth of the capacity of the centre should house not more than 500 persons.
Lagos State Governor
“This depends on the size of the event hall, if it is going to one-fifth of the normal occupancy level of each venue, then that is fine but no matter how big the event hall, it cannot occupy more than 500 people at a time, that is what the guideline says. This is not about 20 individuals in a building now, what we are saying is that one can have at-most one-fifth of the capacity of the hall. If you have a large event hall that can accommodate as many as 5,000, the maximum one cannot exceed is more than 500 at a time.”
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