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CAN denies endorsing Buhari

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February 16 2015
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Chairman of the Christian As­sociation of Nigeria (CAN) North-East zone, Rev Shuibu Byal, has denied media report (not Daily Sun) that the Christian body in the North has en­dorsed the All Progres­sives Congress (APC) presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari.

Byal was reported to have made the endorse­ment when the Arewa Citi­zen Action for Change paid him a courtesy call in his office in Bauchi last week.

He said the group had solicited for his words of encouragement and advice on how Christians and Muslims could live peace­fully.

“I was quot­ed out of context when I said there was need for our elite to live peacefully. As CAN, we are here to promote understanding, peace and unity among the people and groups in the society. To say that I have promoted Buhari as the presidential candidate was not true,” he said.

Also, a statement signed by the Arewa Citizen (AC) Chairman and Legal Of­ficer, Sadiq Abubakar and Emmanuel Danjuma re­spectively, said the issue of the two presidential candidates of the APC and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was never discussed during their courtesy visit to the North-East CAN chairman.

The AC officials ex­plained that the organiza­tion’s visit to the North- East CAN chairman was not political and had noth­ing to do with the issue of elections in the country.

They said: “It was about how to achieve a peaceful society in northern Nige­ria and how to revive the good relationship that was between the Muslims and Christians youths and the possible solutions to the foreseeable problems the region may experience dur­ing and after elections.

“We wish to state cat­egorically that never in the entire discussion that the CAN North-East chairman said he endorsed Buhari or any aspirant or he will can­vass votes for Buhari in the general elections.”

The officials pledged the organization’s commit­ment towards peace and understanding among the youths.

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