Religious tension has been triggered in Cross River State after the state government issued a directive to the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to stop morning devotion in secondary and primary schools across the state. CAN says such a directive is totally unacceptable to the association.In a statement, CAN state chairman, Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo, yesterday called on the state government to immediately withdraw the directive as it negates freedom of worship in the state.The statement said: “Sequel to the letter from the Ministry of Education with reference No MOE/S132/VOL 1, by the Permanent Sectary of the Ministry of Education dated October 21, directing public and private primary/secondary schools across the state to suspend all assemblies (morning and afternoon) till further notice, the Christian Association of Nigeria, Cross River State chapter, hereby, says that such directive is totally unacceptable. This directive will negatively affect the moral upbringing of our children who are future leaders of this country.”The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education in the state, Mrs Anne Odey, had last week, written a letter to all schools across the state, both primary and secondary, ordering the suspension of morning and afternoon devotions.When Mrs Odey was contacted, she said the directive came from the state Commissioner of Police; Mr Henry Fadairo, in view of prevailing security concerns in the country.She added that it was not the state government that was trying to stop the age-long practice established by missionaries who founded most of the schools in the state.
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