CAN ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF IT'S LINGERING COURT CASE

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National Christian Center, Abuja    Photo: spotsng

By Victor Ernest

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has finally settled the lingering internal crisis that started during the leadership transition of the association in June, 2016.

Kwamkur Samuel, CAN Director of Legal and Public Affairs, said on Saturday that the crisis was resolved after interventions by the current leadership, top religious leaders and well-meaning Nigerians.

Samuel recalled that the election process that led to the emergence of the present President of CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, was full of challenges.

Aggrieved aspirants

He said the challenges led to one of the aggrieved aspirants, Rev. Jeremiah Gado, the President, Evangelical Church for Winning All (ECWA), to file a lawsuit against the former leadership, Pastor Ayo Oritsajafor.

He further said the matter, which was filed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court since June 2016, had generated interest from Christian groups, governments and well-meaning Nigerians.

The agreement,

According to him, the parties resolved and prepared an agreed terms built on the need for the unity of the church.

The agreement, which he said finally put the matter to rest in April 2017, was filed in Kubwa High Court, Abuja.

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