President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his family on Sunday observed the Eid-El-Fitr prayer at the presidential quarters in line with the protocol against mass gathering issued by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protocol of social distancing was also exhibited during the two-rakaāat prayer.
President Buhari on May 22 pledged to conduct his Eid prayers with his family at home as directed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saāad Abubakar III, who is also the President General of the Jamaāatu Nasril Islam (JNI),
The President said, āfor the first time in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the peopleās spiritual, social and economic lives.
āThis yearās fasting period was particularly challenging for Muslims because they had to forgo many important aspects of their daily worship, including the routine congregations for prayer and the recitation and interpretation of the Holy Qurāan as well as traveling for the lesser pilgrimage to Makkah.
āIt is not easy to give up many of these important duties and activities, but it became imperative to do so in order to control or limit the spread of this deadly disease.