A federal high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital,
has granted an order restraining Godwin Obaseki, Edo governor, and the state
government from restricting unvaccinated persons from attending mass gatherings
from September.
The governor, who launched the second phase of the state’s
COVID-19 vaccination exercise last week, had said those who cannot show proof
of taking at least one dose of the COVID vaccine may not be allowed to worship
in mosques and churches, banks, event centres and other public places from mid
September.
“From the second week of September, people may not be
allowed to worship in churches and mosques without showing proof of their
vaccination cards at the gates. Similarly, people will not be allowed to event
centres, receptions or parties, without showing proof of their vaccination
cards,” the governor had said.
“People will not be allowed to access banking services from
the middle of September 2021, if they are not vaccinated.”
Consequently, one Charles Osaretin filed a suit marked
FHC/PH/FHR/266/2021 against the governor and five others.
The applicant through his counsel, Echezona Etiaba, a senior
advocate of Nigeria (SAN), asked the court to order parties to maintain status
quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice; for the
enforcement of the applicant’s fundamental human rights, and for the leave of
court to serve the respondents by publishing the court’s processes in a
national daily newspaper.
Stephen Dalyop Pam, the judge, granted the orders as prayed.
He adjourned the suit till September 10 for a hearing of the
substantive motion.
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