Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Godfridah Sumaili has urged the clergy on the Copperbelt to obtain worship permits from the Ministry of Health to enable them resume Sunday services.
Reverend Sumaili emphasized that like any other institution the church needs to follow public health guidelines set by government to curb the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic.
The Minister said this during the launch of a Seven-day COVID 19 Awareness week prayer and fasting in Ndola.
And Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, Emmanuel Mulenga said President Edgar Lungu is with Zambians in the Seven days prayer and fasting COVID 19 awareness.
Mr Mulenga said the nation is seeking the face of God so that the pandemic comes to an end.
And, Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe encouraged the clergy and the nation to ask God for guidance during the Seven days COVID-19 awareness week prayer and fasting.
Earlier, Chingola Churches Representative Jerry Kufuna said God will respond to the Seven-day prayer and fasting against the Covid 19 pandemic.
“The Minister said this during the launch of a Seven-day COVID 19 Awareness week prayer and fasting in Ndola.”
This is all this useless woman and her ministry is good for…
rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She looks hotty in that mask, like a Moslem woman.
Zambian women should adopt this mask fashion, so romantic.
Tarino since this according to you this government is so useless at everything they do and they can do no right, why don’t you come and stand as president? Since you know best, why don’t you open a party or stand under another party such as upnd? What are you scared of?
I thought councils were already charging for this?
Only PF thieves can extort money from worshippers.
What is it with PF and extorting money from the poor?
Useless Bandit Minister working for useless bandit PF government and Bandit President Lungu makaka
Why allow the churches to gather if you will require them to obtain permits?
Don’t play with God.
Lazi – These are members of the Christians for Lungu, they know that the more people keep away from churches the poorer they will become and the people will get wiser!!
All she has said was that permits will come from the health ministry but has failed to categorally state whether they need to pay or not since that is the bone of contention.
Just how more ridiculous could the name of a ministry be: “Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs”. This comes complete with a reverend as minister going by the name of Godfridah. This is blasphemous! No wonder nothing seems to b e working in Zambia today.
@ Kaizer Zulu
Tarino just expressed his personal opinion shared by most Zambians anyway, Lungu remains the most completely useless president Zambia has ever seen. Even globally today, I wonder there is any president anywhere who can surpass Chagwa’s gutless uselessness. You whence did not need to patronise or denigrade the man’s opinion by asking him to come and form a party in Zambia or join UPND. What do you have against HH, did your whoring mother give HH an oral blow job and she chocked on his cum and died? What a whore your mother was, if that’s what happened then she deserved to kick the bucket, in a blast from a robust Tonga bull!
These PF people are so backward they even shame cavemen with their type of thinking..The council gives what is known as “Occupation Certificate”…They already have registration documentations with relevant govt departments…
Mudenda is an epitome of typical disgusting perverted upnd misfits. And they wonder why they are perennial losers of elections. You will grow old there in diaspora and die an angry f.ool because your demigod will never be president. Those insults don’t hurt me because I am proud to be serving my nation- something zambians will never let you do. It must be very painful and angering to know that people don’t like you enough to trust you with leadership. In fact you are hated.how does that feel ? Hahaha
The minister is calling for prayer and fasting on one hand and on the other hand we are requesting churches to obtain permits to worship. Churches were told to apply through Town Clerks on the copperbelt now we are told to apply through the Ministry of Health, Where are we headed to? Let’s respect our Christian declaration and respect worship
In chingola the council town clerk cancelled church gathering up to today so how do you expect people to pray. Today you have said permits has to collected from the ministry of health, so which is which?
This is the most useless Ministry ever. We need practical solutions, not just seven days of prayer and fasting.
KAIZER ZULU, will be in jail in 2021 unless he runs away to South Africa.
Minister of National misguidance, please please madam honourable we are trying to put that fack up behind us. It left a bad taste in our mouths.
….advice him not to drop the soap once incarcerated.
He will drop the soap on purpose in jail.
He is just pure nasty.
GODlessFRIDAH….GO AND WASH CLOTHES IN A KIDS ORPHANAGE IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING GODLIKE. OR INVITE THOSE SAME O RPHANS TO ONE OF YOUR FREE SUMPTUOUS WORKING BREAKFASTS AT THE N’DEKE HOTEL.. TILL THEN KEEP YOUR FATUOUS MOUTH SHUT AND STOP STRUTTING ABOUT IN THOSE RIDUCULOUS HATS TRYING TO OUT- DO MASEBO