CAN was formed in 1976 by five Christian blocs in Nigeria: the Christian Council of Nigeria, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, the Pentecostal fellowship of Nigeria, Organization of African Instituted Churches, and the Evangelical Fellowship of West Africa. Under the presidency of Pastor Oritsejafor, it is the first time in the 37-year history of CAN that any of its five blocs – the Catholic Church – would pull out over alleged poor leadership and politicization of the association. This is not the CAN Bishop Okogie and other venerable disciples built. In a signed letter by Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBNC), dated September 24, 2012, he said his group was suspending “participation in CAN meetings at the national level until such a time the leadership of CAN reverse back to the original vision, mission, and objectives of CAN.....
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:15:26 +0000
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