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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.

Ok

Say no to noise pollution.

Till it proves otherwise, Soludo is actually the solution to Anambra that Peter Obi couldn't help develop.

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/

He is saying the truth, but this is Africa

I appreciate the governor's approach.

Time you are supposed to be productive, you say na church or mosque matter you wan carry for head. Backward people...

Preacher don become famous. Expect Nigerian to celebrate the preacher soon and contribute money as a form of reward. This I have seen...

Soludo is wrong. Market is a noisy place by default and there is nothing like noise pollution in the market oga governor.

Ok

Good one Mr Governor

I hope he will do same to mosque

This man is giving me joy with his style of leadership. He is bringing sanity back.

See as the preacher humble

Nice one

Soludo Is the best governor of Anambra State

thunder74:
Soludo is wrong. Market is a noisy place by default and there is nothing like noise pollution in the market oga governor.

kolo
How?

Most Nigerians are religious, but not godly. Developed countries are focused on technological innovations, we can’t even get electricity right.

The former cbn governor was accused of embezzling 2.3 trillion and there is no outrage. 😁

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Nawaoh....we need the word of God at everywhere we found ourselves...if God created the earth through the power of his word then the word of God can be preached anywhere here on earth...we need God's word in our minds all the time to keep our minds free from wicked thoughts and actions....the only reasonable thing will be to ask him to reduce the speakers if it's too loud....wealth makes man to think he is bigger and wiser than God .but death brings man to reality that God is greater than all...

Soludo is sick... We have so many things troubling us than preaching

Religion is the opium of the people. Watch how this will affect his re-election.

Way to go.

oyichi:
He is saying the truth, but this is Africa

And churches are African

You are making sense

lolz

He's saying the truth

Even the Bible says there's time for everything.

When others are outside working and looking for daily bread you join them and not disturb them

God kept Sunday for religious people to worship and serve him

Soludo should have given him a dirty slap.....to reset the idiot's brain......

Is that our problem now

Supported!!!

Some will see him as an unbeliever. We have tragically destroyed the essence of Christianity in this part of the world. Those people preaching are their to collect the little the traders have, as there would be sowing of seeds at the end of their preaching. Everything in their preaching is commercialised and the preachers have perfected the use of "guilt-tripping" strategy to cage the traders and the uninformed.

benuejosh:
Till it proves otherwise, Soludo is actually the solution to Anambra that Peter Obi couldn't help develop.

Are you saying that Hero Beer is not a good solution? I guess you don't know the feeling of blissful happiness

Noise pollution is a serious problem in Nigeria.

Someone finally speaking up against this nonsense. This message needs to get to the nook and crannies of the country.

Disturbing public peace with your religion is offensive and denial of other people's right to peace and quiet.

It's only in Lagos, government clamps down churches for noise pollution but thier efforts needs to be intensive and also create laws to ban roadside noise from all this wannabes daddy GOs. Life is stressful enough, you now add noise pollution.

Same for the imams and mosques too, reason why living in a well planned estate can't be quantified.

Soludo is on point