We did not endorse Fayose’s 2019 presidential ambition —CAN President

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday, stated
that the letter reportedly endorsing the Governor of Ekiti State,
Ayo Fayose, for the 2019 presidential election by Rev Dr. Musa
Asake, was done in his personal capacity and not as CAN General
Secretary.

In a statement issued by Pastor Bayo Oladimeji, Special
Assistant (Media and Communications) to the CAN President, Rev (Dr)
Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, the President noted that “in the letter,
Dr Asake stated it there clearly that it was his personal
letter.

“This contradicts the impression being given by the media that
CAN had endorsed the Governor. There was no time CAN or the
President of CAN authorised such a letter. It was the personal
opinion of the General Secretary.”

The statement further stated: “Since the letter was leaked to
the media, for whatever reasons, some prominent Christian
stakeholders have been making calls to CAN President, His Eminence,
Rev (Dr) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, asking for the clarifications
since there was never a time the matter was discussed by the
leadership of the association. Hence the need for this
statement.

“However, anyone who wants to run for any political office in
Nigeria has our goodwill in CAN and we would be praying for them if
he or she is well qualified to contest, including the respectable
Governor Fayose.“

The Christian apex body however, said: “Our prayer to God is to
always get a godly, a detribalised and peace loving leader
presiding over the affairs of the country.”

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday, stated
that the letter reportedly endorsing the Governor of Ekiti State,
Ayo Fayose, for the 2019 presidential election by Rev Dr. Musa
Asake, was done in his personal capacity and not as CAN General
Secretary.

In a statement issued by Pastor Bayo Oladimeji, Special
Assistant (Media and Communications) to the CAN President, Rev (Dr)
Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, the President noted that “in the letter,
Dr Asake stated it there clearly that it was his personal
letter.

“This contradicts the impression being given by the media that
CAN had endorsed the Governor. There was no time CAN or the
President of CAN authorised such a letter. It was the personal
opinion of the General Secretary.”

The statement further stated: “Since the letter was leaked to
the media, for whatever reasons, some prominent Christian
stakeholders have been making calls to CAN President, His Eminence,
Rev (Dr) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, asking for the clarifications
since there was never a time the matter was discussed by the
leadership of the association. Hence the need for this
statement.

“However, anyone who wants to run for any political office in
Nigeria has our goodwill in CAN and we would be praying for them if
he or she is well qualified to contest, including the respectable
Governor Fayose.“

The Christian apex body however, said: “Our prayer to God is to
always get a godly, a detribalised and peace loving leader
presiding over the affairs of the country.”