President Muhammadu Buhari will be holding the Eid prayers with his family at home as the month-long Ramadan fast comes to an end.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, this is in observance of the lockdown measures in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, put in place “to save lives and protect people from all dangers.”

It is also in line with the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, Sa’ad Abubakar III suspending Eid congregational prayers across the country as well as the protocol against mass gathering issued by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19.

Further to this, the President who has traditionally shared the joyous moment with top government officials, political leaders, community heads, Muslim and Christian religious leaders and children, will not be receiving these homages in a bid to stop the Coronavirus from spreading further.