CAN Suspends Gombe Chairman For Congratulating Pantami

The Christian Affiliation of Nigeria, CAN has suspended its Gombe State Caretaker Chairman, Rev. Sunday Congo.

Congo was suspended after he wrote a congratulatory letter to the Minister of Communication and Digital Financial system, Isa Pantami, with out the approval of the affiliation’s Nationwide Government Committee.

CAN State Secretary in Gombe, Apostle John Adedigba, in a letter on behalf of all of the members of the caretaker committee congratulated Pantami on his latest reported “promotion to the rank of a Professor of Cyber Safety” by the Governing Council of Federal College of Expertise, Owerri.

They said within the letter that they had been “proud” of Pantami as a “son”.

Nonetheless, CAN in a letter by its Basic Secretary, Joseph Daramola, dated September 15 2021, titled: ‘Letter of Suspension’, despatched to CAN caretaker committee chairman in Gombe, said that the congratulatory letter was issued with out the consent of the mom physique.

A part of the letter learn, “Following the latest publications of your congratulatory message to the Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Dr. Isa Pantami, CAN writes to tell you that your motion has generated numerous issues amongst members of the Christian Affiliation of Nigeria.

“This motion of yours in publishing on behalf of the affiliation is tantamount to unilateral determination of you and overzealousness in your half, which was performed with out authorization and clearance.”

CAN described the letter with out its government’s permission as provocative, including that he doesn’t symbolize their place.

“It isn’t solely provocative however undermines the CAN NEC government. It doesn’t in any approach symbolize their place.

“In view of this, you might be hereby directed to relinquish your place in Gombe CAN government with speedy impact and hand over all CAN’s property to your subsequent in line in your bloc.”

CAN additional suggested that the physique be consulted in future and an approval obtained from the authority of CAN nationwide degree to ensure that everybody to talk with one voice.