As reactions continue to greet the involvement of CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor in the recent seizure of $9.3m conveyed in his private jet,
Founder of Household of God Church, Chris Okotie, has slammed the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oristsejafor, for his alleged patronising relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan. .
For Okotie, though such a relationship is not a sin it however impugns the integrity of the holy office.
The Household pastor, who is also the leader of Fresh Democratic Party (FDP), He therefore called led for the urgent resignation of Oritsejafor as CAN president.
Okotie, a master of highfalutin words words said though, is miffed by the way Oritsejafor is hanging around Jonathan like Chaplain of Aso Rock.
Okotie’s views were presented in an article entitled: ‘$9.3m scandal: Oritsejafor should do the right thing.’
He said that the the CAN boss by his acts has compromised the integrity of his esteemed holy office.
He called for urgent resignation of Oritsejafor to salvage the image of the Association.
The articles reads in part, “Not that it is a sin to be the President’s pal, but when such relationship becomes provocatively patronizing, or self-serving, it is unacceptable. The pastor does not show restraint in the way he goes about, publicly hobnobbing with the President as if he is the Chaplain of Aso Rock. This certainly has compromised the integrity of his office as CAN President and his latest incident is just the climax of embarrassing incidents we can’t tolerate any longer. Considering the collateral damage Pastor Ayo’s close relationship with the President has done to the Christian community, it is fit and proper for the pastor to resign immediately as CAN President to salvage what remains of the battered image of the association.
“This is without prejudice to the ongoing investigation on the matter. Denials of his culpability by the Federal Government, CAN official and his own recent defence, do nothing to reduce the moral burden this whole saga places on his shoulders. As the titular leader of Christians in Nigeria, there’s now a serious crisis of confidence on his leadership and he ought to respond to it by resigning from his exalted position.’
