The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has suspended
Sunday Congo, its Gombe state caretaker chairman, for writing a congratulatory
letter to Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy.
The caretaker chairman had written a letter to congratulate
Pantami on his recent “promotion to the rank of a professor of cyber-security
by the governing council of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri”.
But reacting, CAN, in a letter by Joseph Daramola, its
general secretary, said the congratulatory letter was written without the
authorisation of the Christian body.
It described the action of the caretaker chairman as
“overzealous”, adding that it undermines the national executive council of the
association.
“Following the recent publications of your congratutatory
message to the Minister ‘of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali
Ibrahi Pantami, we write to inform you that your actions has generated a lot of
concrns amongst members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),” the
association said.
“This action of yours in publishing and release made on
behalf of the Association is tantamount to unilateral decision of you and
overzealousness on your part, which was done without authorization and
clearance. It is not only provocative but undermines the CAN NEC Executive. It
does not in anyway represent their position.
“In view of the above, you are hereby directed to relinquish
your position in Gombe CAN Executive with immediate effect and hand over all
CAN’s property to your next in line in your Bloc.
“In future you are advised to consult and get approval from
the Authority of CAN National Level so that WE ALL MAY SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE.”
Pantami had been in the news earlier in the year over his
comments in the past adjudged to be proclamations in support of terror groups.
Although the minister publicly recanted his previous
comments, saying he made them at a time he had little knowledge of the issues
involved, Nigerians had demanded his resignation.
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