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‼️NEWS UPDATE‼️

Masquerades Not Banned — Only Restricted From Streets and Highways, Gov Eno Clarifies

- Appoints Pastor Joe Linus SSA - Religious Affairs

🎈Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has clarified that the State’s Executive Order on masquerades is not a blanket ban but a restriction aimed at keeping them off the streets and highways for public safety.

🎈Speaking at the funeral of the late Mrs. Rose Linus Okon at the State Cenotaph, Uyo, the Governor explained that traditionalists are free to practise their faith and display masquerades within village squares or other designated community spaces.

“I have not banned masquerades in the State. I only banned their activities on the streets where they have become a threat to citizens,” he said. “They are free to carry on their Ekpo religion, but it must not infringe on the movement or safety of others. Anyone who violates this will face the law.”

🎈He emphasized the need to balance freedom of worship with the rights of residents to move freely without intimidation.

🎈Governor Eno also consoled Pastor Joe Linus, first son of the deceased, encouraging the family to find comfort in the devoted life their mother lived in service to God and humanity.

🎈Commending Pastor Linus for his humility and long-standing service to the Christian community, the Governor announced his appointment as Senior Special Assistant on Religious Matters, effective January 2026. He charged him to work with the existing religious advisory team to provide spiritual support for the State through prayer.

🎈The Governor was accompanied by Deputy Governor Senator Akon Eyakenyi, Secretary to the State Government Prince Enobong Uwah, members of the State Executive Council, political stakeholders, captains of industry, and other top government officials.

Some of these masquerades too dey over do.

E don back fire 🤣😂😅, our politicians take action without critical thinking. They masquerade is a symbol of culture and religion 🔥📌💯.

It is well, na joblessness make some youths dey carry masks about

Motor nearly jam me d first day I Wear dis masquerade
I come swear say i no go wear am again

He's now saying another thing because the court disappointed him. Shameless being who wants to ban ekpo something that has been in existence before he was born. Unam Ikot mkpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7etvqd3YBtY

imMannerPhilipz:
‼️NEWS UPDATE‼️

Masquerades Not Banned — Only Restricted From Streets and Highways, Gov Eno Clarifies

- Appoints Pastor Joe Linus SSA - Religious Affairs

🎈Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has clarified that the State’s Executive Order on masquerades is not a blanket ban but a restriction aimed at keeping them off the streets and highways for public safety.

🎈Speaking at the funeral of the late Mrs. Rose Linus Okon at the State Cenotaph, Uyo, the Governor explained that traditionalists are free to practise their faith and display masquerades within village squares or other designated community spaces.

“I have not banned masquerades in the State. I only banned their activities on the streets where they have become a threat to citizens,” he said. “They are free to carry on their Ekpo religion, but it must not infringe on the movement or safety of others. Anyone who violates this will face the law.”

🎈He emphasized the need to balance freedom of worship with the rights of residents to move freely without intimidation.

🎈Governor Eno also consoled Pastor Joe Linus, first son of the deceased, encouraging the family to find comfort in the devoted life their mother lived in service to God and humanity.

🎈Commending Pastor Linus for his humility and long-standing service to the Christian community, the Governor announced his appointment as Senior Special Assistant on Religious Matters, effective January 2026. He charged him to work with the existing religious advisory team to provide spiritual support for the State through prayer.

🎈The Governor was accompanied by Deputy Governor Senator Akon Eyakenyi, Secretary to the State Government Prince Enobong Uwah, members of the State Executive Council, political stakeholders, captains of industry, and other top government officials.

So the news that the masquerade at the court is real,, government acts without thinking and when their indecision backfire they never accept responsibility

That's the way to go due to their excesses.

Anguldi:
E don back fire 🤣😂😅, our politicians take action without critical thinking. They masquerade is a symbol of culture and religion 🔥📌💯.

He has folded. He's just a Professional Shape-shifter.

Akwa Ibom people 5oi dey get masquerade?

Bahamas95:
Some of these masquerades too dey over do.

and other religions no dey over do ? Banned cultural practices and cultural traditional religion is nonsense. It has been there before he was born and his parents also

How can we ban our essence, it's madness, if anything is to be banned, it is foreign religion and ideology that is destroying Nigeria... Islamic jihadists.

Our traditions are who we are, though I appreciate the Christian ideology for its contribution to the world...red Cross, developed free Christian nations like America, UK etc, a blessing to the world. But our culture and traditions are who we are and what we should use and package to outsiders, for tourism etc. we must wake up, Chinese use their language and maintain their culture and are great, so is Japan etc, we must respect and preserve our culture, our existence, wealth and glory as a people is in our culture and heritage.

Anguldi:
E don back fire 🤣😂😅, our politicians take action without critical thinking. They masquerade is a symbol of culture and religion 🔥📌💯.

Village square and community spaces are enough for them to showcase their culture.

So will he ban Christians organising crusades with loudspeakers in public spaces?

How about churches and mosques in his states using loudspeakers disturbing people?

Or those doing morning cry with loud speakers in the morning and waking people up to listen to them shout?

But he wants to limit the traditionalist to village squares because theirs is dangerous or infringe on human right.

This pastor governor is just an extremist. A religious bigot.

In his mind god made him a governor and he wants to do away with the traditionalist because they are devilish to him.

This is the type of extremist that will bomb Christian churches if he were a Muslim.

Worship your God, let others worship theirs in peace pastor governor.

CaptainFM1:
Village square and community spaces are enough for them to showcase their culture.

and you forget village is now fast turning to city

As long as they're banned from flogging innocent people

Olatundex22:
and you forget village is now fast turning to city

are your churches not enough for you to worship?

Why the loudspeakers outside or the crusades?

If they ban churches from using loudspeakers now or having crusades you'll call it persecution.

But when you do it to others, it's God's will.

Extresmists and bigots everywhere

So where should they operate from if they are banned from the street??

Host78:
are your churches not enough for you to worship?

Why the loudspeakers outside or the crusades?

If they ban churches from using loudspeakers now or having crusades you'll call it persecution.

But when you do it to others, it's God's will.

Extresmists and bigots everywhere

not me quote the guy I quote, my quote is for him to know village is now turning to city because of that people should not practice their culture and religion. U get it know?

Where is the freedom of movement and freedom of religion you swore to defend.

Tinubu should declare that state "A STATE OF PARTICULAR CONCERNS".

As much as they do not constitute violence and breach of peace. Why not live and let them live

E get one boy wey dey argue a with me for here.

Can he just ban like that without legislation?

Olatundex22:
and you forget village is now fast turning to city

There are squares, Palaces gardens, Open gardens, School gardens, Stadiums, Halls, Event Centres et al, even in urban area/city that can be used.

The governor's emphasis is for masquerade no to be parading on the roads, streets and highways.

dederocs:
How can we ban our essence, it's madness, if anything is to be banned, it is foreign religion and ideology that is destroying Nigeria... Islamic jihadists.

Society evolves with time. History tells us that Saudi Arabia was once known with idolatry before Islam came there. The idolaters used to kill human beings for ritual and the society was tired before they changed their belief system.
Will you continue with that kind of culture that has no respect for human life and must be continue living with cruel belief system just because it existed before our grand parents were born?

Anguldi:
E don back fire 🤣😂😅, our politicians take action without critical thinking. They masquerade is a symbol of culture and religion 🔥📌💯.

Nothing backfire...the earlier statement was that masquerades was banned from major streets and highways, but restricted to village squares.

Bahamas95:
Some of these masquerades too dey over do.

Even some pastors dey overdo

Egungun be careful na Express you dey go

So it wasn't banned and you opened your albino eyes down and allowed the ineffective police men to take him to court so thay they can be defeated...

Masquerade wey no get name. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Anguldi:
E don back fire 🤣😂😅, our politicians take action without critical thinking. They masquerade is a symbol of culture and religion 🔥📌💯.

The way you write without critical thinking, go and read gov comments and see who talks without critical thinking between you and hom