A serious crisis is brewing
in the leadership of
Christian Association of
Nigeria, CAN, as some
members from the Niger
Delta, under the aegis of
Global Peace Relief
Initiative, led by Prophet
Jones Erue, on
Wednesday faulted Pastor
Ayo Oritsejafor, President
of the association, over
what they described as
the unacceptable
comments he made
against them.
“It is surprising that
Pst Ayo Oritsejafor,
the CAN president
will handle issues of
immense gravity and
national importance
hastily, with levity
and without
discretion. The first
and easiest thing to
know about a man is
his name; it is a pity
that the CAN
president does not
know the name of
the group of clerics
he is addressing nor
their affiliates.
“Expecting him to
have minimal
knowledge on what
they stand for, will
be tantamount to
exerting too much
pressure on his
aging gray matter.
We are begging his
aides and personal
assistants to do their
job well and stop
exposing this great
man of God to
disrepute."
It appears the groups is
making efforts to
reconcile President
Goodluck Jonathan with
Governor Amaechi and
other members of the G7,
but this did not go down
well with Pastor
Oritsejafor's group.
In a statement by Prophet
Erue, the Niger Delta
pastors described
Oritsejafor’s comment to
the effect that CAN was
apolitical, as laughable,
accusing the CAN
President of getting
involved in politics of
calumny and name
dropping. They said that
they might not be as rich
as the CAN President or
own a private jet, but
" were men of integrity ".
The statement said: “We
are disappointed that a
leader could sit and watch
his two children fight
while the rest of us suffer
only to come and
blackmail those who take
their time to seek
solutions to the crisis.”
They warned that no
amount of blackmail or
intimidation would deter
them from the noble
mission of rescuing the
country from imminent
collapse.
“These eminent clerics
and their affiliate, Global
Peace and Relief Initiative
have taken on a laudable
project of consulting
across all interest group
and stakeholders
concerning the Nigerian
project. Nigeria is the only
country we can call our
own and as fathers we
cannot fold our hands and
watch intolerance and
impunity destroy our
nation.
“To place the records
straight, we have not
made promises to any
persons and we have not
used the name of CAN,
we have an affiliate
whose mission and vision
best defines our activity.
We are noble men and do
not rail accusation on
authorities.
“It is a pity that the
handlers of the CAN
president have allowed
miscreants, to drag him
into a show of shame,
misinformed the press
and over laboured the
corporate affairs
commission with a futile
search.
“If we may ask, whose
registration were they
authenticating? A group
they barely know its
name? This is a faith
based Non Governmental
Organisation, NGO, with
memberships spread
across the nation. Our
main business is
advocacy, conflict
prevention/resolution and
facilitation of peace
projects whether
individual, group,
organisation or
government. We create a
good soil for
developmental projects
and people oriented
policies to thrive
“For the CAN president to
say CAN is apolitical is
laughable, as the same
president is involved in
politics of calumny and
name dropping. The
CAN’s statement as
reported by the media
does not represent the
facts on ground but a
mere imagination. Calling
names at this critical
period of the nation’s
political development does
not represent the
responsibility expected of
a great leader of Pastor
Ayo Oritsejeafor’s
capacity”
Pastor Oritsejafor is yet to
reacts to the group's
accusations.
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