The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) has denied
endorsing Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose for the 2019 presidential
election.
CAN in a statement by Adebayo Oladeji, the spokesperson to
CAN President, Samson Ayokunle, said a letter by Musa Asake, its general
secretary, addressed to Fayose was done in his personal capacity and not
representing CAN. The general secretary, had in a letter dated October 16, 2017
to Governor Fayose described him as a man fit for the place of president of
Nigeria.
Asake letter read,
“Unarguably, you have done what many of our politicians, Christians in
particular, do not have the courage to
do. This is why I agree with you, hook, line and sinker”. “Your Excellency sir, because you are known
to doing great in your leadership and that you will move this country forward,
the enemies of progress are not happy with your declaration and are not
sleeping well. The devil will use many, even those who might be closer to you
to try to create lies, false accusation, spread rumours, just to distract
people from seeing the good leadership qualities that are in you”.
CAN said since the
letter was leaked, “Christian stakeholders have been making calls to CAN
President asking for the clarifications since there was never a time the matter
was discussed by the leadership of the Association. Hence the need for this
statement.”
“In the letter. Dr Asake stated it there clearly that it was
his personal letter. This contradicts the impression being given by the media
that CAN had endorsed the Governor.
“There was no time
CAN or the President of CAN authorized such a letter. It was the personal
opinion of the General Secretary. “However,
anyone who wants to run for any political office in Nigeria has our goodwill in
CAN and we would be praying for them if he or she is well qualified to contest,
including the respectable Governor Fayose. “Our prayer to God is to always get
a godly, a detribalized and peace loving leader presiding over the affairs of
the country.”
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