No More Early Morning School Assembly Prayers! What?

This morning I read in the newspapers that the Cross River State government has given a directive that the weekly/daily routine of early morning prayers/assembly held in all primary and secondary schools (public and private) across the state should be stopped.

And, hey, before you start going religious!! Take a breather and read on to find out why the directive was given. Okay?

In a statement signed by Anne Odey, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education in the state, the government stated that the directive was given due to anxieties on security which were revealed by the state Commissioner of Police, Henry Fadairo, and thereafter suggested the suspension of the early morning
assembly/prayers for the time being until the prevailing security challenges across the country subside.

Aha! Just when I pictured all those lazy/late rising pupils/students who always dread attending these assemblies/early morning prayers jubilating in a BIG colourful bubble, the state's chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) released a statement not  long after, signed by its Chairman Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo, decrying the directive on the suspension of the early morning prayers by the state government as "totally unacceptable," saying this would negatively affect the children's moral upbringing as future leaders of the country. Can you see a potential needle prick heading towards the colourful bubble of jubilating pupil/students?

Earnestly, one would expect that with all the goings-on, where we've heard about suicide bombers dressed in school uniforms enter school gatherings and thereafter detonate the bombs and killing themselves, teachers and pupils, one would think that the directive would be welcomed by all pending when security concerns had been properly handled. Or what do you think?