2019: Ignore news reports, we didn’t endorse Buhari– CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has denied a report that it endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid.

CAN made this clarification in a statement by its president, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, which was signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, his special assistant on media and communications.

The Christian body had recently had closed door meetings with 14 presidential candidates. During the meeting, they had interrogated them on plans they have for the country if elected, among other things.

An online report had claimed that the Christian body had, sequel to that meeting, eventually selected and endorsed President Buhari for second term in office.

But in the denial statement, CAN leadership described the report as the handiwork of mischief makers and asked Nigerians to disregard it.

“Our attention has been drawn to a news story published by an online platform that has become notorious for publishing fake stories.

“According to the story, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for the second term in office after CAN had met with some 14 Presidential candidates in Abuja. There was nothing like that either before, during or after the parley.

“At the tail end of the programme, the CAN President, His Eminence, Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle, who briefed the press, did not say any of the candidates has been endorsed.

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“So, where did His Eminence inform these liars and mischief makers that CAN has endorsed President Buhari for a second term? We appeal to members of the public to beware of those who are fabricating this fake news for whatever reasons.

“We challenge the online platform that published this fake news to provide relevant footages and audio clip to back up their report,” the statement read. r

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