The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Education, Castro Ezama, has said that about 60% of girls in secondary schools in Cross River State are not virgins.
Ezama, who stated this during a programme on FAD FM Radio, Calabar while speaking on government’s effort to improve the standard of education in Cross River, said there was high level of promiscuity amongst students in the state.
“50 or 60% of girls in our secondary schools are not virgins. And this is not good for the image of the state and of education.” he said.
Many Cross River state indigenes have condemned Ezama’s comments, with some questioning how he arrived at the statistics. “This is a very poor comment.
No amount of apology can remove this stain. My brother Castro, I sincerely call for your resignation.” Facebook user, Cletus Nzan Agbor, said.