As the tenure of the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor comes to an end in July, tension is mounting within the Christian community, as a group of Christians under the auspices of Christ Redeemers Union, has claimed that the Presidency was interested in CAN election for some reasons.

The Christian group alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government and All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded plans to install a Northern successor after the tenure of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor ends.

The National Director of CRU, Dr. Ebenezer Abednego, told journalists on Sunday in Abuja, that Christians would resist any plan by the Presidency to install anynody in CAN Presidency.

“Our determination to resist Buhari and APC in determining who becomes President of CAN is a battle of no retreat, no surrender. A top official in the Presidency, who is spearheading the campaign, has started deploying resources for logistics towards ensuring the emergence of a church leader in the
Northern part of the country believed to be friendly to Buhari.

“The government official funding some religious leaders in the North who have been recruited as foot soldiers to perfect the strategy. There is tension now in CAN and the action of the Presidency has polarised the association along North –South dichotomy as Northern religious are being lobbied to support the plot,” he said.

Olusola alleged that the APC government is desperate to ensure the emergence of its candidate in CAN who will lead the Nigerian Christians community

“We have it on good authority that any leader being installed by the Presidency in CAN would avoid any virulent criticism of the Buhari government and this has informed their desperate to install a leadership that will not be critical.

“But we are vehemently opposed to government meddling into a purely religious affairs and should the Presidency succeed in installing an APC/Buhari stooge in CAN, we will pull out of CAN.

We are ready for them, we have it on good authority that some Muslim leaders from the North are behind the plot. But by the power in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, every knee shall bow and they won’t succeed,” he said.

However, when contacted, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, Mr. Femi Adesina, dismissed the allegation, saying Buhari does not interfere in the internal affairs of any organisation.
He said,

“It means that some Nigerians do not know their President; Your President, Muhammadu Buhari does not interfere in things like that; so they need to know the person who is their President.

“The people making the allegation can not insist that they are correct, because that is the man for you and Buhari does not interfere in anything. If he does not
interfere in State elections where his own party, APC is having candidates, how will he interfere in CAN elections? They do not know their President.”

http://www.leadership.ng/news/503275/can-election-christians-accuse-fg-apc-plot-install-northern-president

Everything politics thank God catholic wash hand commot

Must they blame Buhari for everything?

Can we separate politics from religion?

jane0000:
Must Buhari be involved in everything? Haba

What and what have has he been involved exactly?Some of you won't stop running leaky mouth like tap.

jane0000:
Must Buhari be involved in everything? Haba

If you don't know what to say, can't you just shut up?
Why did he not mediate in Akwa-ibom, Rivers, Abia and Taraba supreme court judgements?


Is CAN presidency now more important than Governorshiip Election?

Reason with your head rather than youur anus!

BuyNaijaBelieveNaija. Stop fighting in the name of foreign Gods. Let's rock Ogun, Sango, Amadioha, Ekwensu, Anyanwu.

Jerusalem and Mecca no concern black man. Pastors chop chop, Alfa chop chop, our shrines dey die, church and mosque dey big.

Get life.Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord &Saviour!

O no there they go again. Please, the bad blood some shenanigans instituted between religious divide towards the build up to the election is yet wean away and they are raising another dust.

This 2016 is full of drama. When did the leadership of CAN become politics between north and south? I thought CAN is divided into blocks? Catholic, PFN, Protestants or something like that. The politics has always been between these blocks and not a North-South thing. Or is APC's change affecting CAN too?

GudluckIBB:


If you don't know what to say, can't you just shut up?
Why did he not mediate in Akwa-ibom, Rivers, Abia and Taraba supreme court judgements?


Is CAN presidency now more important than Governorshiip Election?

Reason with your head rather than youur anus!

Comprehension is ur problem dude.

themilanway:


What and what have has he been involved exactly?Some of you won't stop running leaky mouth like tap.

calm down n read my post again. I mean must they blame Buhari for everything I think comprehension is ur problem.

jane0000:
Comprehension is ur problem dude.

Fine girl like you, you just want to pull outmy legs.

Must we blame buhari for everything? I think we rather pray for the country and her leaders rather than blame game.

Sorry for my bashing.

I have sent you a pm
Hope you will reply me!

Fine girl,better pikin!

jane0000:
Must Buhari be involved in everything? Haba

Madame! correct your statement.



Must they involved Buhari in everything?
Everything now is buhari!

I want to sleep O! na buhari?

I wanna go toilet na Buhari ?

House want to go market, na Buhari?

Nigerians are immorally funny!

When pastor bling bling supported GEJ becos he is a southern/friend y una no complain? Politics n Religion in Nigeria, Almighty give us wisdom in our daily affairs,amen.

These people are not serious at all. They have "chopped" their own when they have a Southern Christian President. When the north now has a Northern Muslim President, their southern counterparts don't want to allow them "chop". Abeg bad belle na bad medicine.

jane0000:
calm down n read my post again. I mean must they blame Buhari for everything I think comprehension is ur problem.

Sorry ma'm.I take those words back

I don't t see anything bad if a northerner becomes CAN president. Aren't northern christians part of the CAN family? What do Christ Redeemer Union expect Christians from the north to feel about their utterances? This is shameful. And it makes me wonder if it is the Holy Spirit that is directing CAN or some rotten human spirit.

The motto of CAN is "that they may be one". Where is the oneness in that ungodly utterance by CRU?