The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has removed itself from the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the Vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the upcoming elections.
National Public Relations Officer of CAN, Mr. Bayo Adedeji, declared this in a brief message after images of men alleged to be “pastors and bishops” flooded the internet.
“Let them name the CAN official that attended the programme and their offices,’ Mr. Bayo said. “If they could use 2017 photos to claim that some bishops visited Senator Shettima and lie that Pastor E. A. Adeboye had endorsed them, they could do anything.
Our position on Muslim-Muslim ticket is irreversible. Anybody can claim to be anything, but one thing is clear: CAN was not part of the unveiling programme of Shettima.”
The declaration by the Christain association came hours after the APC official presented Shettima — a northern Muslim — as the running mate to its presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, who is also Muslim.
