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Soludo bans roadside preaching in Anambra, imposes ₦500,000 fine.

by Adedamola Ogunbewon
March 8, 2025

Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo has warned roadside preachers using loudspeakers in public spaces, especially markets, accusing them of causing noise pollution and disturbing residents.

Soludo declared that anyone caught violating the noise pollution order would be fined ₦500,000.

A viral video circulating on social media on Saturday captured the Governor confronting an unidentified roadside preacher at a market, instructing him to stop disrupting traders with his preaching.

He advised the preacher to conduct his sermons in a church or rent an open field, emphasising that those interested in listening would seek him out there.

Addressing traders at what is believed to be Ochanja Market in Onitsha, the Governor said, “If you want to preach the word of God, go to your church. You are causing noise pollution here. You cannot come to a marketplace and disturb everyone.”

He added: “If you want to preach, go to a church. Those who want to listen will come to you; you cannot force people in the market to hear your message.

“This is a marketplace, not a church. You are violating the law. You cannot take over a public space and turn it into a church. Otherwise, you will be charged for using this space.

“You will pay ₦500,000 because we cannot allow this. We have banned loudspeakers in markets due to noise pollution, which affects people’s eardrums. You cannot force people to listen to your preaching. We are cracking down on fake pastors and prophets in Anambra.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/soludo-bans-roadside-preaching-in-anambra-imposes-%e2%82%a6500000-fine/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgFCUvwgAmY?si=HEo_MlogX7Jth4hw

You want to preach the word of God, you go to your church, are you getting me? You are causing pollution. You cannot come to a marketplace and begin to disturb everybody here, are you getting me?

You want to preach the word of God, you go to a church. The person who wants to come to your church will come to your church, but you don't force everybody.

In a marketplace, people have come to trade, it's not a church, so you don't do that.

They would have arrested you for contravening the law, OK? You don't come out and take space and start preaching. It's noise.

Have they finished or do they still have time to waste?

Is this comedy junction?

omooba969, Bluntemperor and others are trying to entertain me with jokes. They actually think that I am interested in their opinions. Can you imagine that?

🤣 Bluntemperor said that he is not interested in where Buhari lives. . .then he went on to start a discussion about where Buhari lives, whether he lives in Kaduna, Katsina or Niger Republic.

Is that not hilarious?

MrCuteAndLoaded:
Op, just for future sake, it is illegal to call Buhari President Buhari. It's either ex- President or just call his name.

There can only be 1 President in a country otherwise that will be term as a treson.

regenerateman:
Your heading that says, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai And General Turku Burutai Visit President Buhari in Kaduna is very wrong. Alhaji Muhammad is not the current president of Nigeria. We don't have two presidents in Nigeria as at now. Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the current Nigeria's president. Kindly modify, please.

I will still refer to him as President Buhari, just as Bola Tinubu was referred to as Senator Tinubu and as President Obama is referred to as President Obama.

There's nothing you can do about it.

Major General Muhammadu Buhari lived in Kaduna from the 1990s till he became president. He has two houses in Kaduna (he rented out one of them).

He stayed in Daura after he left the presidency (in order to rest) and then returned to Kaduna last week (after almost 2 years away).

Previous thread:

Former President Muhammadu Buhari Returns To Kaduna (Photos & Video)
https://www.nairaland.com/8354026/former-president-muhammadu-buhari-returns

Muyiwa Adekeye @MuyiwaAdekeye

Malam Nasir @elrufai today at the Kaduna residence of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

https://x.com/MuyiwaAdekeye/status/1898023628060438907?t=pgw1kp66OoFiG6M7Th89Lg&s=19

Buhari Sallau @Buharisallau1

Maigirma Tsohon Shugaban Kasa, Muhammadu Buhari ya karbi Bakuncin Tsohon Gwamnan Jihar Kaduna, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Tsohon Shugaban Sojojin Kasa Gen, Tukur Yusuf Buratai A Gidansa Dake Kaduna, Yau Juma’a

https://x.com/Buharisallau1/status/1898093356133011921?t=w8_CS-tPkbtqpVgMW9GOfA&s=19

They attended Juma'at prayers with him.

Buhari Sallau @Buharisallau1

📽️JUMA'AT MUBARAK 🙏


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya_ltPumsOE?si=z84bcYScyto3egPS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQErqlXB3Q?si=l9YYzESJo0DNl-OD

📽️JUMA'AT MUBARAK 🙏 pic.twitter.com/759aE3b4IU

— Buhari Sallau (@Buharisallau1) March 7, 2025

📽️RAMADAN /JUMA'AT MUBARAK pic.twitter.com/GGkrZZdU9N

— Buhari Sallau (@Buharisallau1) March 7, 2025

Buhari Sallau @Buharisallau1

RAMADAN /JUMA'AT MUBARAK

Hotunan Yadda Maigirma Tsohan Shugaban Kasa, Muhammadu Buhari Ya Halarci Sallar Juma'a A Garin Kaduna.

https://x.com/Buharisallau1/status/1898093517781737612?t=olyCT8a89QpvMwnlw6FPcg&s=19

Buhari Sallau @Buharisallau1

Maigirma Tsohon Shugaban Kasa, Muhammadu Buhari ya karbi Bakuncin Tsohon Gwamnan Jihar Kaduna, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Tsohon Shugaban Sojojin Kasa Gen, Tukur Yusuf Buratai A Gidansa Dake Kaduna, Yau Juma’a

https://x.com/Buharisallau1/status/1898093200146940369?t=bIzk0WdNVBItakWU--fN9w&s=19