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Northern Christians under the concerned Christians of Nigeria and Northern Nigerian Christians have decided to pull out of the apex Christian body; the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
The group said it was forced to revert the pre-independence Northern Nigerian Christian Association (NNCA), owing to recent political happenings and ‘corruption’ in CAN.
Hon. Peter Luka of Northern Nigerian Christians said the decision to revert back to the Northern Nigerian Christians Association (NNCA) became necessary following what they described as the ‘travesty of justice, lies and manipulation’ that led to the emergence of Rev. Supo Ayokunle as CAN President, various acts of corruption by the leadership of CAN as well as neglect of northern Christians especially in the North-East.
The northern Christian leaders have condemened the controversy that led to the emergency of the new CAN President, Rev. Supo Ayokunle. They accused the immediate past CAN President, Ayo Oritsejafor, of deliberately frustrating the candidature of Rev. Jeremiah Gado of the TEKAN/ECWA bloc to prevent the emergence of a northerner.
The group’s statement read in part:
“Considering our common shared values and peculiarities as Christians from CAN and after wide consultation among Christian leaders, traditional rulers, youths and women, we under this auspices from the north have unanimously decided to revert to the pre-independence Northern Nigeria Christian Association”