Buhari Will Never Interfer in the Internal Affairs of CAN - Presidency Responds to Group

Posted by Samuel on Mon 22nd Feb, 2016 - tori.ng

Following accusations made by a Christian group alleging that President Buhari is interfering in CAN's affairs, the Presidency has openly denied the allegations.

Muhammadu Buhari

The Presidency has denied allegations of interference in the internal affairs of the Christian Association of Nigeria as alleged by a group.

A Christian group, under the umbrella of the Christ’s Redeemers’ Union (CRU) accused the president of trying to install one of his loyalists as the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

CRU claims that Buhari, a muslim wants to replace the present president of the religious body, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, whose tenure expires in July 2016, with a candidate ‘ordained’ by the All Progressives Congress (APC) so as to avoid any opposition to his government from the Christian community.

Reacting to the allegation, special adviser to President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, said the President had never been interested in the internal affairs of any organisation, not even CAN.

He said: “Buhari does not interfere in the internal affairs of any organisation.

“It means that some Nigerians don’t know their President. Your president, Muhammadu Buhari, does not interfere in things like that; so, they need to know the person who is their president.

“The people making the allegation can’t insist that they are correct because that is the man for you and Buhari doesn’t interfere in anything. If he doesn’t interfere in state elections where his own party, the APC, is having candidates, how will he interfere in CAN elections? They don’t know their president.”