Oyo CAN Declares Neutrality, Warns Against Use of Name for Political Endorsements

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State chapter, has declared that it will not endorse any political candidate or affiliate with any political party ahead of the forthcoming elections.
The association also warned individuals and groups using its name to solicit support for political candidates to desist, stressing that it remained a non-partisan religious body.
The state chairman of CAN, Rev. Dr Elisha Ogundiya, disclosed this in a directive issued by the association’s executive following reports of political endorsements by some individuals and groups, particularly within its Oke-Ogun zonal arm and other parts of the state.
Ogundiya said although CAN encouraged Christ...