The association was reacting to the demand by Okotie that its President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, should resign over the alleged involvement of his aircraft in the controversial $9.3m smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli.
Okotie, had in a statement by Okotie on his church’s Facebook page, said, “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 on-going investigation on the matter. Denials of his culpability by the Federal Government, CAN officials and his own recent defense, does 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.”
But the Director of National Issues in CAN, Mr. Sunny Oibe, said that Okotie was looking for popularity through Oritsejafor.
He said, “Is Chris Okotie a Christian? How many wives has he?
He should go and sort out himself. Even the government has exonerated Pastor Ayo of all the allegations. So, who is Okotie? Well, it is laughable if Chris Okotie should demand that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor should resign as President of CAN.
“Chris Okotie should remove the log in his eyes before he begins to see a peck in somebody’s eyes. Pastor Ayo had a soaring integrity before he was elected the President of CAN. Who elected Chris Okotie to become the spokesperson of Christians in Nigeria?
“CAN will not like to join issues with Okotie because doing that will amount to making him popular. He is looking for popularity which he doesn’t have through Pastor Ayo and he is not going to get it.”
Truth is bitter but it still needs to be spoken.It does not really matter whether the cat is black or white but what matters is for it to catch the mouse. It really does not matter in this case whether the truth is spoken from someone like Chris Okotie but what matters is for us to face the reality.Pastor Ayo Orisijaofer Should step down to save the Christian community the shame he has brought us. Oritsefaofor is more of a PDP politician( president right hand man) than a Christian. Ayo please step down.
ReplyDeleteMy broda u read my mind
DeleteYou people claims to be pastors and leaders of your church, Pastor Kris Okotie, Rev Okoje and many others, i wonder if the Bible you read is different from my own, the Bible say we should remove the Log from our eyes before removing the peck from your brothers eye. 1 Timothy 5:1 say rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; 5:2 the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with ALL PURITY". Have you rebuke your own blood brothers in the pages of Newspaper before? And as Christians, are we not BROTHERS. Are we suppose to be talking bad about our brothers in Christ at the pages of newspapers? Is CAN not a body for the Christians?
ReplyDeleteHow many times have we seen an Imam talking bad about a follow Imam.
Bothers be Careful. The Children of Darkness are wiser than the children of Light. Don't be Fooled. Don't be carried away by yourself righteousness. You are all only rubbishing yourselves and depopulating the kingdom of God by your stupid comments. God will hold all of you responsible.
Remember what Jesus Christ said " Any of your that drags his children to hell". Your comments have dragged lots of people to hell. Please repent and not allow pride to kill you. God Bless Nigeria, God Bless CAN and every child of God.