You're a respectable successor, New CAN President is praised by Tinubu

 Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, congratulated Rev. Daniel Okoh on his recent election as the head of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Friday. Former Lagos State governor Tinubu called the new CAN president a "worthy successor" in a statement sent by his media assistant, Tunde Rahman. Rev. Okoh was chosen on Monday to succeed the well-liked Rev. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle when his term as leader of CAN comes to an end. "Tinubu congratulates Daniel Okoh, new CAN President," read the statement's headline. 

"Aswaj Tinubu observed that the General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church, the new CAN leader,  is a deserving successor to Rev. Ayokunle, whose term as CAN president was marked by outstanding commitment, principle, and insight. "I congratulate Rev. Okoh on being chosen to lead CAN as its new president. Noting that as Rev. Ayokunle's deputy, Rev. Okoh had truly distinguished himself, part of the statement read as follows. Nigeria can only hope for inspired and enlightened leadership from Rev. Okoh, according to the APC leader. faiths and beliefs live and work together in peace and harmony, it not only seeks the welfare of the Christian community in Nigeria. It also benefits all Nigerians. "As a country, we are in a crucial period where awful and misguided people want to sabotage social harmony and inflict violence on everyone. These terrible powers aim to inflame religious and ethnic tensions in an effort to set one Nigerian brother against another.

"Good and decent Nigerians of all faiths must band together to oppose such plans. All well-meaning Nigerians agree that we must live in peace, accept and cherish our variety, and shun violence and hatred even though we may not always agree on everything. We are appreciative that CAN as an organization upholds these and other principles that are a reflection of Christ's morals and qualities. We are pleased that Rev. Okoh, the new president of CAN, is a kind and humane man who has dedicated his life to improving the lot of others. We also welcome his commitment to working with leaders of other faiths and ideologies to strengthen the ties of interfaith understanding and tolerance while promoting the advantages of democratic good governance for all Nigerians, regardless of creed or belief systems. 

"As long as we are honest and uphold these principles, Nigeria will thwart the schemes of those who want to bring division and hatred upon us. It is my hope and prayer that Rev. Okoh's stint as president will shine a bright light on every part of our nation and that he will be an example to all as he takes on the leadership role.