The Northern Christian Association of Nigerian is said to be engulfed in serious crisis over the recent call on President Goodluck Jonathan to resign.
The Northern CAN had expressed shock and disbelief at the President’s position on Boko Haram despite that the sect had killed several innocent Nigerians, particularly Christians, wondering why his administration could not descend on the sect.
Olufamous.com gathered that the spokesman for the body, Mr. Sunday Oibe, had said “Jonathan has failed us Christians, he has failed Nigerians and he should resign as president because by this statement, it is very clear that he is not capable of handling the danger posed by the Boko Haram insurgency.”
The Northern CAN spokesman had come under fire over the statement credited to him.
A source within the leadership of the organisation said, “when I called the young man, he said he didn’t mean that our president should resign. We in the Northern CAN would not want to do anything that will cause crisis for President Goodluck Jonathan.”
However, Special Adviser to Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Religious Matters, Reverend Joseph Hayab, on Monday warned religious leaders across the country against overheating the nation’s polity with inflammatory statement that could cause disaffection in the country.
Hayab, in a statement in Kaduna on Monday, said the statement urging the President to resign was capable of inciting “Northerners and especially Christians against the Jonathan Administration.”
Recall that Northen CAN had on Sunday called on the President to resign for saying he could not crush the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The president reportedly said, “They are our siblings and you cannot set the army to wipe out your family”.
The Northern CAN spokesman had come under fire over the statement credited to him.
A source within the leadership of the organisation said, “when I called the young man, he said he didn’t mean that our president should resign. We in the Northern CAN would not want to do anything that will cause crisis for President Goodluck Jonathan.”
However, Special Adviser to Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Religious Matters, Reverend Joseph Hayab, on Monday warned religious leaders across the country against overheating the nation’s polity with inflammatory statement that could cause disaffection in the country.
Hayab, in a statement in Kaduna on Monday, said the statement urging the President to resign was capable of inciting “Northerners and especially Christians against the Jonathan Administration.”
Recall that Northen CAN had on Sunday called on the President to resign for saying he could not crush the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The president reportedly said, “They are our siblings and you cannot set the army to wipe out your family”.
CAN is trying to play politics, if the secretary said GEJ should resign it's his right and no one should oppress him.
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The truth is bitter that is why Jonathan is using his people to counter the call for his resignation. O.I.
ReplyDeleteOther Presidents hold news conferences especially in times of crisis to assuage their citizens and show a road map of actions taken so far and where they hope to take the nation to!
ReplyDeleteThe last time Jonathan had a media interaction,a Prof frm Ghana who lives in far away US was so disappointed with his inferior performance that he asked Nigerians to recall Jonathan as President. His next move was to hire Dr Okupe as his attack dog! Jonathan is like a dog chasing after his tail.Sooner than later all these unaddressed problems would land on his desk and confusion will start God forbid! I have never seen such a dullard like this man!
Jonathan's perceived weakness vindicates the Northerners who claim he shud not have been President! This Ijaw man is lazy and unresponsive to the yearnings of suffering citizens! His wife is on the one hand speaking bad grammar. What a hoRrible combination!
ReplyDeleteIt is with shock and utter disbelief that i witness the gross failure of Jonathan.the entire nation backed him during the death of Yaradua beleiving he was the God sent,but today he says to us go to hell.my heart bleeds for Nigeria for the cloud is getting thicker.
ReplyDeleteIs d norther CAN afraid of d president? Let him not reverse his speech, we are solidly behind him. Enough is enough naa. Tis pple wat to finish us naa. Muslims can not take tis if d reverse was d case. We are tired, we are tired, we are tired.
ReplyDeleteThey are sayin d truth now
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell me the type of government we are practising in Nigeria? People er no longer having freedom of speech, We cant express our opinions.Which way Nigerians, Which way er we going. Omonija
ReplyDeletechristians are no longer with jonathan he should go to hell, come 2015 he will fail, becos of him christians are now being killed on daily basis
ReplyDeleteYou do not expect jonathan to retaliate on behalf of the christians. Christians are cowards to the extreme. Christians need to retaliate and if necessary wipe the moslems out of the country. Do not blame jonathan for the deeds of the Boko Haram. It is true that christians gave GEJ massive votes across the country and that angered the moslem footsoldiers (Boko Haram ) to resort in gradual annihilation of the christians in the north to the extent of attacking them in their homes and churches.
ReplyDeleteCAN president needs to order christians to embark on religious cleansing of the moslems.
They do not expect the president of nigeria to do that for them.
Can We stop spieling and give the man a chance to rule for a change! I'm not claiming to be the devils advocate here. But, he didn't start the Boko haram saga.
ReplyDeleteY did he (president) said boko haram are members of our family. Wen ur left hand wil lead u 2 fire, cut it of. Benkada
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