By our reporter| The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday disowned bishops who attended the presentation of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima.
The Vice President of CAN, 19 Northern States and Abuja, and its chairman in Kaduna State, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, who made the disclosure in Abuja, described the attendees as desperados who went there for themselves.
He said though the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew clerical garments for them”, such effort would only add to their many ropes but would not change the need for “fairness and justice”.
“The people we saw at the unveiling of Shettima paraded as bishops are people who did not have enough time to learn how to wear bishop garments. Take a closer look at their photo and you will see another Nollywood movie.
“CAN wonders why the desperation. First, a story was out claiming to have come from the Chairman of CAN Borno State only to be refuted. Secondly, there was another lie that Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate were on their way to meet CAN President one night.
“A meeting that was not true and was on a night that the CAN President was in Alabama USA attending Baptist World Alliance Conference of which he is the Vice President. Another desperation story was that they met Papa Adeboye which the RCCG later refuted. If Christians are not important why the desperation?
Earlier on Wednesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC), officially unveiled Kashim Shettima as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.
Shettima, a serving senator and former two-term governor of Borno state was unveiled at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
Tinubu’s choice of Shettima as his running mate elicited widespread criticisms because both men are Muslims but the APC flagbearer while defending his choice, said what mattered most was “competence in governance”.
But speaking on Wednesday, Tinubu said he is grateful for the endorsement of the APC chieftains of Shettima as the party’s vice presidential candidate.
According to him, every election affords the opportunity to bring hope to millions of Nigerians, promising that if elected, there will be a turnaround of things for the overall good of the masses.
Tinubu said he widely consulted before deciding to pick Shettima as his running mate for the 2023 general elections.
“Much has been said, written about my decision to select Shettima to partner me on this journey. As a committed and progressive leader, I have read and listened to all that has been written and said. It has been an emotional situation for me.,” Tinubu stated.
“Out of many competent Nigerians and out of many advice, I know it has to be my decision. And the hallmark of leadership is taking a decision at the right time when it ought to be taken.
“I did consult and I am proud to see all of you here acknowledging the quality of our Vice President Kashim Shettima.”
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