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Concerned Christians Accuse CAN Leadership Of Manipulating Election With Money

CAN President SupoA group operating under the aegis of Concerned Christians of Nigeria has accused the new leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of manipulating election that brought it into being with money.

“We are afraid that money and other forms of manipulations have been used in CAN elections. We are against Christian leadership that abuses both the exegetical and contextual principle of the message of ‘grace’ in other to perpetuate or cover up evil under any guise.”
The spokesman of the group, Rev. Luke Shehu who spoke to news men in Jos, the Plateau State Capital on Monday, described as unholy, the acts being perpetrated by the CAN leadership over leadership interests even as he expressed concern over the protracted crises that have bedeviled the association on who succeeds Pastor Ayo Oristejeafor as President.
Rev. Shehu said that instead of the leadership of the CAN to rise up and address the challenges confronting Christians, especially victims of terrorism in Northern Nigeria, it is busy soiling its name for parochial interests.
“While resisting attempts to resolve the conflict from the election, the CAN leadership is insistent upon ratifying the election at the National Council meeting on Tuesday, 19th July 2016.
“The lack of willingness by the CAN leadership to resolve the issue regarding election is further dividing CAN and leading to distrust and insecurity.
“This is evident in the various interests, actions and publications for and against each of the parties.
“The leadership of the CAN has resisted demand for peaceful resolution that will lead to evolution and transit to a new leadership through due process and in accordance with CAN constitution.
Rev. Shehu called on proponents of allies of the CAN president to desist from misleading Christians that the Presidency or the Federal Government is interested in a candidate for the CAN presidency.
He warned that should the leadership of the CAN throw caution to the winds, the Northern CAN would be compelled to revert to the pre-independence Northern Nigerian Christian Association (NNCA), which, according to him, was the umbrella body of the Christians in Northern Nigeria since the colonial administration.
“We plead with the well meaning Christian leaders, both Lay/Laity and other relevant organizations concerned to prevail on the current CAN leadership and the five bloc in CAN to restrain and desist from the plan to impose a leadership on the CAN as this may lead to disunity and breach of peace.” [myad]

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