The Borno State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Naga Mohammed, has described as untrue reports that he had endorsed the choice of Sen. Kashim Shettima as the APC running mate,
According to him, he neither granted any interview to any journalist nor issued any press statement to that effect.
Mohammed said the story which had gone viral was taken from what he said in 2017 (five years ago) when Boko Haram was devastating Borno State at a time when Shettima was the governor.
“Nobody called me. No journalist called me. Right now, I’m angry and not even composed to talk very well. The story they are carrying was in 2017 when Boko Haram was devastating Borno when Kashim Shettima was the governor,” he said.
Also, the Bishop of Calabar, Anglican Communion, Rt Rev Nneoyi Egbe, rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC.
He called for a proper review of the 1999 Constitution as amended, adding “Our institutions are built on lies. That is why we cannot fight corruption.”
But the Northern Progressive Christian Alliance hailed the choice of Shettima, saying Nigerians should rise above ethnic and religious sentiments.
The Christian group, in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary; Rev Moses Bitrus and Pastor Nicolas Abimaje, argued that the running mate as well as other political positions shouldn’t be measured on the basis of tribe, religious and regional interests, “but on who can work and tackle the plethora of problems facing Nigeria.”
It challenged those accusing Shettima of financing the Boko Haram insurgency to provide evidence.
Also, the Council of Church Leaders and Ministers in Nigeria described the Muslim-Muslim ticket as an assault on the rights of Christians in the country.
