Cross River Gov Reveals The Fact About Meeting Prayer Ban, Sacks Everlasting Secretary

Governor of cross river, Ben Ayade

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has opened up on his purported ban on morning and afternoon prayer periods in faculties.
And in a fairly ruthless style, the governor has ordered the instant sack of the everlasting secretary within the ministry of schooling, Anne Odey, for “flouting civil service guidelines.”
Day by day Submit stories that this piece of data was made recognized by Jude Ngaji, the state safety adviser to the governor, throughout a chat with journalists in Calabar on Friday.



Odey had directed all private and public primary and secondary schools within the state to cease morning and afternoon devotion forthwith over safety challenges within the nation, as directed by the state commissioner of police, Henry Fadairo.
A press release which the chairman of Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN) within the state, Archbishop Joseph Ukpo, requested the state authorities to right away withdraw, arguing that such directive negated freedom of worship.
He stated: “This directive to droop morning devotion will negatively have an effect on the ethical upbringing of our youngsters who’re the longer term leaders of this nation.”

In his personal assertion, Ngaji disagreed with the directive, noting that the governor was neither within the know of the knowledge, nor did it undergo his (Ayade’s) workplace.

“The governor has directed that the everlasting secretary be suspended indefinitely whereas the ban on suspension of devotion has been lifted instantly.
“It’s true that police obtained intelligence info that Boko Haram is planning to bomb faculties throughout morning devotion and subsequently directed authorities within the ministry of schooling to behave quick.

“However the everlasting secretary didn’t hassle to discuss with the governor or name for stakeholders’ assembly to that impact.
“So, the governor feels pained that the everlasting secretary acquired such delicate info with out looking for for his recommendation and went forward to challenge directive suspending morning devotions in faculties,” he was quoted to have stated.