BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR
ANAMBRA State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has banned the use of loudspeakers for preaching in public spaces, particularly markets, in the bid to combat noise pollution in the state, with offenders liable to a fine of N500,000.
The governor, while confronting a preacher using loudspeaker in an Anambra market, said: “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.”
His action has attracted divergent views from the public, especially in the state, between those who support the curb on noise pollution and disturbance and those who see it as an infringement on religious freedom.
