₦airaland Forum

swaggerjack:
The Christian Association of Nigeria has finally given clear-cut directives to churches in the country on the ideal candidate to vote in the 2023 presidential election.

It cited religious intolerance, involvement with drugs and links with Boko Haram as some of the red flags to look out for when deciding on their preferred presidential candidates.

Recall that CAN had maintained that among other things, the association would not support any presidential candidate that fields a running mate of the same faith in the 2023 poll.

While CAN did not mention names, part of its description of candidates to avoid suits Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate who has been under heavy criticism for picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate.

This website reported how findings by U.S investigators concluded that Tinubu was part of the international drug trade.

Meanwhile, CAN had said it would make a categorical statement as to who Nigerians should vote during next year’s presidential election.

Reacting to the ruling APC’s decision to field Muslims as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, the association had accused the party of worsening the country’s ethno-religious challenges.

CAN’s fresh directive which was read in the Family Worship Centre, Abuja by a senior Pastor of the church, Sarah Omakwu, is expected to be circulated to churches across the country.


The directive was produced by the Political and Strategy Committee of the Christian Association of Nigeria.

An official of the CAN who spoke off-the-record confirmed the directive to our Correspondent.

According to the CAN, candidates should be voted based on character, competence, capacity and policies.

On character, CAN stated that the candidate must possess the following, “the fear of God, honesty and truthfulness, respect for the rule of law, justice and fairness for all, respect for religious and ethnic diversity, compassion and discipline, clean and credible lifestyle.”

Amid allegations of drug links to Tinubu, CAN stated that candidate’s record must show ” no membership of cult, no involvement in drugs and withcraft; no fanaticism, no relationship to Boko Haram or other violent religious group.”

On Competence, it urged Christians to look out for “Quality performance in previous positions, good education sufficient to manage a complex society, effective management of human and natural resources.”

Regarding capacity, the committee stated that any aspirant must have the ability to envision transformation, ability to communicate the vision to diverse peoples, ability to effectively execute the vision of transformations, as well as proof of good health, sound mind and physical fitness for the job.

As for policies, CAN advised the church to vote only for presidential candidates that support state police, restructuring, ranching, among other things.

On policies, CAN further states, “State police, religious neutrality of the Nigerian state , enforcement of fundamental human rights of all Nigerians, restructuring to decentralize governance, equitable and enforceable sharing of executive offices, equal ethnic and religious representation in military and Security agencies, self-determination for all Nigerian people, no to ruga, yes to ranching, education and free healthcare to all Nigerians (including Almajiri), no open grazing (rather modernization of animal husbandry), local control of local economy, including waters, rivers and forest.”

https://thewhistler.ng/2023-can-officially-moves-against-tinubu-directs-all-churches-to-avoid-candidates-with-drugs-boko-haram-links/

Jack500:
Tinubu is a thief, but obi and Atiku is not, you better hang yourself incase he win the presidency, because the pain will be unbearable for you

Jack500:
I hope most of these Ipob swines jubilating all over Nairaland don't strangle themselves in 2023, in case Tinubu win the presidency.

That's how one pig was saying he would strangle himself if Tinubu get the APC ticket, I hope the pig did just that

2023 will be interesting

35824L:
Youth groups working for Tinubu are so many and more are springing up.

OyigboUpdate:

Comrade Ogunolu Samsideen, the National Convener for Bola Ahmed Tinubu Youth Caucus on Monday, 18th of July resigns from the APC party.

Comrade Ogunolu who has been a Loyalist member of the All Progressive Party made known on his Facebook page that he has quit the party.

He added a resignation letter to the post and this generated a lot of reaction from internet users.

This comes after the incumbent governor of Osun state Oyetola was defeated in the Osun gubernatorial election by PDP candidate.

In his post, he wrote:
“I Comr Amb Ogunolu Samsideen resign from APC officially. I didn’t regret my decision is for the betterment. May we glorify God in our next journey. Thank you all for the love and advise.”

Advocate500:
Is of common knowledge, only bigot and ethnic jingoist will disagree with mr chairman, this is beyond party affiliations, i will not be surprised if their is under plans by Buhari led Government to hand over power to Peter obi.


Peter obi have made it clear he is not going to probe Buhari government, believe this may be one of agreements reached.

famology:
Nigerian youths are truly lazy mentally and otherwise. Nobody noticed that the political nobody reported in the news is different from sani yerima who's a former zamfara state governor in the picture.

femisplash:
DSS should be inviting this man for attempting to incite religious war. Muslims voted a Christian-Christian ticket in the just concluded election in a Muslim dominated state of Osun and no one is crying foul. I wonder why Christians are towing this dangerous path.

femisplash:
They recognized Tinubu as the incoming President and that's the most important. Any other things are a truck of trash.
On a second thought, why are Obidients always aggressive whenever Obi is being criticized. Kwankwaso even said Northerners won't vote for an ibo man and heaven didn't fall.

NOTORIOUS100:
Osun Decides 2022: Oyetola refuses to congratulate Adeleke, sends message to security Operatives



https://dailypost.ng/2022/07/17/osun-decides-2022-oyetola-refuses-to-congratulate-adeleke-sends-message-to-security-operatives/

seunmsg:
It’s obvious that Babachir is broke and need some money and attention. Tinubu should throw him some cash for rehabilitation. Dude is so broke and broken. Getting the VP slot was his only path to redemption and now he has lost that too. I pray he gets well quick enough.

Biodun556:
Meanwhile before, religion was not a factor in Nigerian politics. It was CAN who raised the issue of religion in 1993 when mko chose kingibe as running mate

JooEeL:
You are wasting ur time. Nigeria is an Islamic country. Na una for south been dey whine una sef na. Have u ever read the constitution of Nigeria in 1999? I feel sorry for some of you.

Instead of agitating of the disintegration of nigeria, which is better, ure there fighting a battle defensively.

kareemkamil:
Either u kill urself or not Muslim Muslim shall emerge in Nigeria. Christian wahala are getting too much in this country.

helinues:
Sorry who is this?