CAN Finally Reacts To Alleged 7 Billion Bribe

Public Relation Officer, PRO, of the Northern chapter of CAN, Mr. Sunday Oibe 

In what might appear to be a belated reaction to the allegation by a Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, who on Thursday revealed that the money given to pastors by President Goodluck Jonathan was actually N7 billion and not N6 billion as initially alleged by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has respond. 

The Public Relation Officer, PRO, of the Northern chapter of CAN, Mr. Sunday Oibe, on Friday described the allegation as ridiculous, and wondered why mischief makers would cook up such lies to deceive the general public.

He said the allegation is a complete lie and just one of the many evil plots to dent the image of CAN’s leadership as well as to rubbish its integrity and make it morally incapable of leading Christians in these trying times.

According to him, there was no way anyone would collect a kobo on behalf of CAN and start sharing it like booty, pointing out that the clergyman, Musa-Dikwa is totally unknown in CAN cycle.

“I am just hearing his name and that of his organization for the first time. How come he could be privy to such an arrangement if it really existed? It is a shame that anyone would make such mean allegation, without giving a shred of evidence, just to fulfill a political agenda at the cost of our ecumenism. It is all to silence the voice of CAN leaders against the tyranny and oppression that Christians suffer in the north-east and other parts of northern Nigeria. For the first time our oppressors have found CAN speaking up for its members, and they must do everything to frustrate our leaders. The kingdom of evil shall, again, fall flat at the feet of Jesus,” Oibe said.

It would be recalled that Musa-Dikwa, who claimed to be the Executive Director, Voice of Northern Christian Movement, yesterday alleged that some pastors received the sum of N 7 billion, and not N 6 billion as alleged by Governor Amaechi.

Meanwhile, Bishop Emmah Isong, Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Cross River State also accused Director General (DG) of the APC presidential campaign council, Governor Amaechi of bribing 500 pastors to support Gen. Buhari. after the Rivers governor had alleged that President Jonathan paid some pastors N6 billion to campaign against Buhari.

However, a document was allegedly obtained by Online News platform showing a list of Kaduna Islamic clerics who were allegedly rewarded for being supportive towards the President Jonathan campaign to be re-elected into office.