The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has begun talks with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The purpose of the meeting is to ensure that the APC standard bearer clearly understands Nigerian Christians’ concerns in order to propose policies and programmes to address them.
On Tinubu’s entourage are the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Governors Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); the Minister of Special Duties, Senator George Akume; Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, amongst others.
Tinubu had selected former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate.
However, his decision to run alongside a Muslim like himself was met with stark criticisms from CAN and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria led by Bishop Francis Wale Oke.