The Cross River Government has suspended indefinitely, the
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Anne Odey, for “flouting civil
service rules”, amid a controversy over ban of morning and afternoon prayer
sessions in schools.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Anne Odey, for “flouting civil
service rules”, amid a controversy over ban of morning and afternoon prayer
sessions in schools.
Jude Ngaji, the State Security Adviser to Gov, Ben Ayade,
disclosed this on Friday in Calabar while speaking to journalists.
disclosed this on Friday in Calabar while speaking to journalists.
Mrs. Odey in a statement had directed all private and public
primary and secondary schools in the state to stop morning and afternoon
devotion forthwith. According to her, the directives came from the Commissioner
of Police, Henry Fadairo, in view of the security challenges facing the nation.
primary and secondary schools in the state to stop morning and afternoon
devotion forthwith. According to her, the directives came from the Commissioner
of Police, Henry Fadairo, in view of the security challenges facing the nation.
The state Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
Archbishop Joseph Ukpo, in a statement, shortly after Mrs Odey’s ban called on
the state government to immediately withdraw such directive, as the state and
the students all need God.
Archbishop Joseph Ukpo, in a statement, shortly after Mrs Odey’s ban called on
the state government to immediately withdraw such directive, as the state and
the students all need God.
The suspension is indefinite.
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