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The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) has distanced itself from reports that it reached an agreement with the All Progressives Congress, (APC) over the party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the presidential election in 2023.
CAN posited that its position on the same faith ticket remains intact.
There were speculations that CAN change its position on the same faith ticket after meeting with Tinubu and his campaign team.
The Christian body has now described the story as thoughtless, malicious, and false, saying that it shouldn’t be taken seriously by anyone,
CAN noted that it respects the rights of politicians and political parties to make decisions that affect their electoral fortunes.
CAN further explained that although it is non-partisan it’s ready to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure the country’s unity.
In a statement by CAN’s President, Daniel Okoh, he said: “The attention of the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has been drawn to a media report titled, ‘How Tinubu met, resolved Muslim-Muslim ticket with CAN’, which claimed that the apex Christian body has changed its position regarding the same-faith ticket.
“To say the least, the story is ridiculous, malicious, untrue and should be disregarded in its entirety by all reasonable members of the society.
“For the records, CAN took a position against the same-faith ticket imbroglio under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Samson Ayokunle, its immediate past national president, and, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel Okoh, stands on that same position.”