CAN President Canvasses for Greater Unity among Christians

March 20, 2016

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Laleye Dipo in Minna

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has pleaded with Christians in the country to close ranks and work as one in God’s vineyard, saying that “there is no better time for Christians in the country to be united than now”.

Oritsejafor also asked Christians to be fervent in prayers for the peaceful co-existence of the country. The CAN President made the remarks in a message he sent yesterday to the 87th delegates conference of the Niger state chapter of the association during which election of new executive members was held at the ECWA Good news Church.

“If there is anytime the church needs to come together, it’s now. This is the time the church needs to be knitted together. Before now, the elections of CAN have the capacity to tear the church apart but God in His infinite mercy has been helping us to conduct the elections without any problem”, he said.

Oritsejafor, represented by the Director of National Issues of the association Elder Sunday Oibie, spoke on the topic ‘The end is better than the beginning’ and challenged Christians and the church to work towards leaving legacies behind that generations yet unborn would be proud of.

The CAN President said it was to avoid crisis and division among members that the National Secretariat of the association had made it mandatory for it to be represented at the delegates conference and election of officials of state chapters in the country.

Describing the election of the Niger state executive as the “best so far in the country” Oritsejefor asked the new executive members to ensure they carry along all members for the progress of the association and the church in the state and Nigeria as a whole.

Also speaking the National Legal Adviser of CAN, Albert Uko advised the executive members to cooperate with the regional and national bodies of the association and also establish enduring principles of probity and transparency in CAN.

Rev. Mathias Echioda was voted as the new state CAN chairman. He replaced Pastor Dada who had served two terms while Rev. Father Godwin Yari was elected as the Vice Chairman and Venerable Silas Yisa as the Secretary.