The Members of the National Executive Committee of CAN yesterday reelected Ayokunle for a second term in office. He polled 59 votes to defeat his closet rival, Caleb Ahima, who got 44 votes.
In his remarks, Kukah charged the new CAN leadership to work for the unity of the body of Christ in Nigeria and to speak truth to power without necessarily being antagonistic towards the government. “We are one, our actions must show that we are one. I advise all our leaders to borrow a leaf from Pastor Enoch Adeboye who said he did not need to be speaking again on any issue once the CAN president has spoken on it,” he said.Ayokunle’s tenure as CAN president has been enmeshed in controversies, with some Christian leaders, especially in the National Christian Elders Forum , accusing him of hobnobbing with the presidency.
A civil rights organisation, Coalition Against Corrupt Christians on Monday expressed fears that the CAN presidential election could be marred by vote-buying. In his reaction to the reelection of Ayokunle, the Methodist Bishop of the Metropolitan Diocese of Ikeja, Rt. Revd Stephen Tunde Adegbite, who is also the Director, National Issues and Social Welfare of CAN, said: “All those allegations against him are false. The Prelate, Methodist Church, Nigeria was in attendance and he voted for Ayokunle, because he believes in his cause and also believes that he is ruling in the fear of God.
Thanks Sir for the advice, they need the stern warning 😰
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