The Christian Association of
Nigeria, CAN, says its attention has been drawn to the desperation of some
elements to tarnish the image of its President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
A release yesterday by Sunny
Oibe, Director of National Issues, said the elements are working for the All
Progressives Congress.
“Let Nigerians have this background for them to judge
themselves.
“These shameless characters including a former Minister
of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir El-Rufai and National Publicity
Secretary of All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, went to UK to embark on
an image laundering for their political party, the APC”,
he stated.
He noted that El-Rufai had
once said there were three sets of Boko Haram in Nigeria: Islamic Boko Haram,
Politicians’ Boko Haram and Christians’
Boko Haram, which he said were being funded by President Goodluck Jonathan and
coordinated by CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
Continuing, Oibe recalled
that El-rufai claimed that the CAN President was given N50 billion by the
President and a Jet.
According to him, “The
same characters, went ahead to sponsor a negative report in Saharareporters. I
had expected that by now, no sane mind will take any report by Saharareporters
serious because it is an online news medium which thrives on falsehood and
survives on false propaganda and blackmail.
“The aircraft in question is owned by Eagle Air Company
and the CAN President is an interested party in the company. Since August 2,
2014, this Aircraft has been leased to Green Coast Produce Limited. They lease
this aircraft and people rent it from them. Anybody in this country will attest
to the fact that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has been following Chartered Airlines.
“All investigations about the plane should be directed
to the management of Green Coast Produce Limited, a duly registered company.
Further enquiries about this should be confirmed from Eagle Air Company which
leased this Aircraft. El-Rufai has accused Jesus Christ severally in recent
times”.
The statement alleged that
El-Rufai and his group met and decided to launch a blackmail against Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor because he is an ardent supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“This, he did, to elicit sentiment from the society. We
want Nigerians to ponder over this: if Nigeria wants to buy arms, the
government knows where to get their weapons. How did Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor come
into this?
“The report is a well-organized orchestrated plan, all
because of their desperation for the 2015 general elections. If not for the
blindness and intellectual myopia of some Nigerians, people in the calibre of
El-Rufai shouldn’t be taken seriously and should not be walking on the
streets.
“This was the same El-Rufai abusing Gen. Muhammad’s
Buhari (retd) and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, calling them all sorts of
names. El-Rufai is more of a Street Boy whose history and antecedents are very
much known. He has been the person defending Boko Haram and this is an
opportunity for him to hide his misdeeds.
“We are waiting and we can assure you that at the
appropriate time, he and his allies will pay dearly for it. The international
community sees APC as an Islamic party; instead of El-Rufai to deny that, he
was busy orchestrating spurious propaganda against Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
“The public should also not forget that it was Pastor
Ayo Oritsejafor who went to the United States’
Congress and suggested that Boko Haram Islamic sect should be domesticated as a
Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
“How come the same El-Rufai is now saying the CAN
President is the person behind Boko Haram? A word should be enough for the
wise!”
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