I AM SHOCK WHEN I READ NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT JONATHAN - ORITSEJAFOR

Outgoing President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, speaks with NOSA AKENZUA on his relationship with former President Goodluck Jonathan, the controversial Religious Bill of Kaduna State, succession in CAN and other issues.

 

As you round off your tenure as the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, how far have you gone with the preparation to leave office?

There is nothing I have to prepare other than to do my handover notes.

The CAN appears disunited given the acrimony and mistrust being displayed by members of the association in the build-up to the May election. Is anything being done to put the house in order?

You are trying to get me to talk but I will not talk because I have decided not to talk. It’s my decision. The only thing I will say to you is that by the grace of God, in a few months’ time, I would have completed my mandate from God and man to lead the Christians in Nigeria. By the grace of God, I want to also believe that CAN will still be there as an organisation that has five blocks, five groups of Christians and it will continue from there. I think I have done my best and played my part and I’m sure others will come and take it from there. I pray for them that they will do better than I did in Jesus name. What we must do is what many people have said and have continued to say. First of all, we must move closer to God because one’s knowledge of God affects one’s mentality; it affects one’s relationship with others. Some people may not understand this but there’s a difference between being religious and being close to God. One can be very religious and yet far away from God. Nigeria is a very religious country but are we really close to God? I think it’s a question we need to answer as individuals and collectively as a people.

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