In preparation for full reopening, the Lagos State Safety Commission has opened a register for religious and social centres across the state.
This, it said, is in furtherance of the Register-to-Open initiative of the state government in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive as disclosed in a media release its Director-General, Lanre Mojola, issued Thursday.
The statement reads thus: “Further to the directive of Mr. Governor with respect to the Register-to-Open initiative of the Lagos State government, we, hereby, confirm that all religious and social centres within the state can commence the registration process on the designated portal www.lasgsafetyreg.com immediately.”
According to him, social centres include: social clubs, event centres, restaurants, bars, night clubs, spas, cinemas and gyms.
Giving an update relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, the governor noted that the government was considering full reopening of the economy, including critical sectors like tourism and hospitality, sporting, event centres, cinemas, entertainment, and religious gatherings.
He, however, said businesses in these sectors would have to undergo re-registration before reopening. “The Lagos State Safety Commission and Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) would be visiting offices and business premises to assess the level of their readiness to resume operation.
Sanyo-Olu said: “We are at a level where we are reviewing the other arms of the economy. In the coming days, we will be starting what we call Register-to-Open. This means all players in the restaurant business, event centres, entertainment, malls and cinemas will go through a form of re-registration and space management.”
He further explained that there is a regulation that would be introduced to supervise this move. “We will be coming to their facilities to assess their level of readiness for a future opening”.
Although the governor said he had no idea when the opening would happen in the weeks ahead, he said, “We want these businesses to begin to tune themselves to the reality of COVID-19 with respect to how their work spaces need to look like”.
