The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has
disowned the group of northern Christian leaders who visited President
Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday.
The group under the aegis of
Arewa Pastors Non-denominational Initiative for Peace (APNIP) had expressed
satisfaction with the performance of Buhari.
They also vowed to expose those
working against the president within the fold.
In a statement on Friday, Adebayo
Oladeji, spokesman of Samson Ayokunle, president of CAN, said his association
does not recognise APNIP.
He said it was disappointing that
those “who claimed to be Christians” could conduct themselves in such manner.
“The attention of the leadership
of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been drawn to a group of
clergymen under the aegis of Arewa Pastors Peace Initiative, Nigeria (APPIN)
who visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday to pledge their support to
him and his government,” the statement
read.
“The group went further to the
extent of claiming to the president that they knew some pastors who are being
used by the opposition against his government. Claiming that Islamisation
agenda is the idea of the opposition is the least expected of those who claim
to be Christians in the country where Christians are becoming endangered
species daily.
“CAN does not know any of them
and their organisation is even alien to the association, and fortunately
enough, they did not claim to be part of CAN. We are happy that the Northern
Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern CAN) has also disowned them.”
He wondered why they did not
speak about Leah Sharibu and over 100 Chibok girls who are languishing in the
captivity of the Boko Haram.
“We wonder why these supporters
of our president, who claimed to be servants of God, would not ask him to stop
the unending killings going on under his watch in the Christian predominant
communities in the north central and some states in the south,” he said.
“They were so concerned with the
2019 election that they forgot to tell the president that the primary duty of
any serious government is to provide security to the governed irrespective of
their religious and ethnic affiliations.
“Telling President Buhari that
the opposition had hired some pastors against his government speaks volume of
where they are coming from and who they are in the body of Christ. We are
waiting for the list of the pastors whom they know that are on the pay roll of
the opposition who are allegedly guilty of hate speech.
“We all know how those who
engaged in such an ungodly exercise in the Bible ended up. The Christian
Association of Nigeria will not be discouraged by the activities of those whose
agenda include but not limited to polarisation of the association and
blackmailing its leadership. We cannot turn the blind eye to the ordeal of our
brothers and sisters anywhere in the country.
“Those who are not concerned
about the violence in the country are also free to associate and express their
views while Jesus Christ, the head of the Church is on the throne to reward
loyalty and judge the betrayals sooner or later.”
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