CAN Blasts Pastor Chris Okotie Over Resignation Comments Concerning Arms Deal Saga

Following the involvement of the CAN president, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, in the arms deal saga, the founder of Household of God, Pastor Chris Okotie called on him to resign as president of CAN for the good of the Christian community, but the Christian Association of Nigeria, has told Pastor Chris to go work out his marriage and stop attacking Oritsejafor.

Okotie, who in an article called for the immediate resignation of Pastor Ayo, over the alleged involvement of his aircraft in the controversial $9.3m smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli.

“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…”

Following the attack on the CAN President, by Okotie, the Director of National Issues in CAN, Mr. Sunny Oibe, who said Okotie was looking for popularity through Oritsejafor,  had this to say, while speaking with Punch:

“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,”