Cross River government suspends permanent secretary over suspension of morning devotion in schools
Cross River State government has suspended the
Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Education Anne Odey, who
last week released a statement suspending all forms of morning devotion
in schools across the country.The Sta
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Security Adviser (SSA) to Governor Ben Ayade, Jude Ngaji who made this
known to newsmen yesterday in Calabar, explained that indeed the state
police commissioner, Henry Fadairo, had contacted the state ministry of
Education about a possible attack by Boko haram members during early
morning and afternoon devotions in various schools.
Ngaji said the permanent secretary
unilaterally took the decision of suspending the age long practice of
morning devotions in the state, without consulting the state governor."The governor has directed that the permanent secretary be suspended
indefinitely while the ban on suspension of devotion has been lifted
immediately.
It is true that police
got intelligence information that Boko Haram is planning to bomb schools
during morning devotions and therefore directed authorities in the
Ministry of Education to act fast.But the permanent secretary did not bother to refer to the governor or call for stakeholders’ meeting to that effect.So, the governor feels pained that the permanent secretary got such
sensitive information without seeking for his advice and went ahead to
issue directive suspending morning devotions in schools," he said.
He added that the governor is a strong believer in God and will not do anything that will prevent people from worshiping God.
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