The presiding pastor of Living Spring Chapel International, Femi Emmanuel, has said that Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, cannot be bought over by politicians and nobody can impose its favourable candidate on the association without following the rules in the constitution.
This follows allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari might be planning to install one of his loyalists as the President of CAN.
DAILY POST recalls that contrary to report credited to a group known as Christ Redeemers’ Union (CRU) that President Muhammadu Buhari plans to install a Northerner as President of the CAN, the Executive Secretary, Northern States Chapter of CAN, Professor Daniel Babayi had described the report as the highest blackmail in recent years in the body of Christ.
Emmanuel, while also addressing journalists at the Dominion city, headquarters of the church in Ibadan on Wednesday, described the claim as a mere speculation, noting that CAN is reputable with a viable constitution.
He said, “CAN is an old institution with capable hands and respected men of God. It cannot be bought over by politicians and nobody can impose its favourable candidate without following the rules in the constitution.
“I believe when the time comes they will follow the constitution, but I believe it’s only a mere speculation, because I know President Buhari is a man of honour and integrity,” the cleric affirmed.
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