Our Paying Buhari A Visit Is No One’s Business – CAN

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, blasted the National Christian Elders’ Forum, NCEF for faulting its recent congratulatory visit to President Muhammadu Buhari after his recent victory at the 2019 Presidential election.

The National Christian Elders’ Forum described the visit as baseless and improper.

CAN’s Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Mr. Samuel Kwamkur, said NCEF has no business faulting the decision of the church after the result of the presidential poll since the umbrella Christian body had declared members of the forum non-persona grata last year.

His words, “It is getting to one year now since CAN disassociated itself from the activities of NCEF. The decision to visit President Buhari is not supposed to be with their knowledge since they are not part of CAN.

“CAN has disbanded NCEF and they have no reason to join issues with CAN. If CAN is going right, they will go left. CAN has no business with the elders forum on this matter.

“Most of the leaders of CAN were in that team who went to see President Buhari. The five blocs constituting CAN were fully represented by the leaders of the blocs.

“We visited Buhari as a constituted body, not a political party, neither do we share political interest as an association. We work with the authority that be and if Independent National Election Commission, INEC, is the constituted authority with the mandate to conduct elections and declare the winner, what reasons do we have to say no to it?”

“Christians are advised to respect authorities. The bible did not say respect the leaders that love you or behave well to you. There is no condition to that admonition in the bible. If you read our speech to President Buhari, we stated that we visited because INEC has declared him winner.

“There is nothing wrong with the opposition going to court. In fact, we appreciate the moves to avoid crisis after election. If the court later decided in favour of the opposition, CAN will also go and congratulate the person again. We have also taken decision to see the opposition and share with them to encourage the rightful moves

“We have been confronting this administration with the truth. How can the elders forum want to summon the CAN president and direct him on what to do? It is not proper.”