Nigeria, March 11 -- The Anambra State Government on Tuesday clarified a recent ban announced by the State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, which has generated much confusion and misinterpretation.

Recall that last week, while on an inspection visit to some road projects in the commercial city of Onitsha, the governor encountered an itinerant preacher at an Onitsha market with very loud speakers.

During the encounter, the governor accosted the preacher and quoted the State Public Health Law 2006, which prohibits noise pollution.

However, various sections of the media had misinterpreted the governor's statements, with some saying the governor banned public evangelism.

The reports have attracted the condemnation of various religious...