2023 Presidency: CAN Angry As Abuja Pastors Reveal Name of Their Preferred Candidate

• The endorsement of Bola Tinubu by some pastors and bishops in Abuja has been rejected by the Christian Association of Nigeria
• According to the Christian body, those that endorsed Tinubu were not known to the association and as such should be dismissed
• Recall that some Abuja based pastors and bishops rejected Peter Obi of Labour Party and adopted Bola Tinubu

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to the recent endorsement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu by some pastors in Abuja.

This was disclosed by Luminous Jannamike, special assistant on Media to the CAN president, Most Rev. Daniel Okoh.

According to him, the group that endorsed Tinubu are faceless, Punch Newspaper reports.

He said:

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“The message is very simple and clear. We still stand on our earlier stance of ‘No to same faith ticket.’ As far as we are concerned, they are a faceless group. We can really be seen joining issues with them. They are free to do what they want to do.

“We need to be conscious of the fact that people have right to congregate under any platform they want and say whatever they want. These people are not affiliated to CAN and we don’t even know them. They (Abuja pastors) are individuals who chose to endorse Tinubu. Good luck to them!”

2023 presidency: Why we are rejecting Peter Obi, Abuja pastors give reasons

In a move that will raise questions than answers, a delegation of Abuja-based pastors and bishops have declared their support for the ambition of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

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According to the clerics, Tinubu has the right frame of mind to rule the country. Tinubu was endorsed by the clerics under the aegis of Nigerian Coalition of Pastors for Good Leadership.

In a statement jointly signed by the coalition president, Apostle Babatunde Oguntimehin and secretary, Revd Friday Obi, the ministers disclosed that it would be unfair for Nigerians to sacrifice the capacity of the APC candidate on the altar of the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Oguntimehin hinted that their decision to endorse Tinubu is affected by a number of factors.

Source: Legit.ng