By Elijah Ugani – Calabar
The Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade Sunday began to relax some of the restrictions he put in place in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak by directing all categories of civil servants to return to work.
The governor in the last two weeks recalled civil servants from grade level 10 and above back to work, has now directed all civil servants to return to work tomorrow, Monday, May 4th, 2020.
A release issued by Mr. Christian Ita, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity/Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and sighted by THELUMINENEWS reminded all returning civil servants that the “no mask no movement order was still in full force and must be observed by them.
“Consequently, all the returning civil servants are therefore, to wear nose mask as they resume in their various offices,” the statement emphasized”
The release further maintained that “other restrictions such as border closure and ban on large gatherings, be it social or religious, remain in place”