Bishops, Group lambast Oritsejafor for ‘political’ double standard
Busolami Idowu
Group of clerics and Clergymen under the aegis of Global Peace Relief Initiative took Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN to the cleaners , for criticising clerics from the Niger-Delta area, for their effort at reconciling the G-7 governors with the Peoples Democratic Party and the President.
The clerics comprising of Bishops and respected cleric from the Niger-Delta area led by Prophet Jones Erue, issued a statement in which Pastor Oritsejafor’s statement was described as political and laughable.
According to a statement made available to NigerianEcho the clerics said, “We are disappointed that a leader could sit and watch his two children fight while the rest of us suffer only to come and blackmail those who take their time to seek solutions to the crisis.”
The group also accused the CAN President of getting involved in politics of calumny and name dropping. “It is surprising that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the CAN President, will handle issues of immense gravity and national importance with levity and without discretion.
The first and easiest thing to know about a man is his name; it is a pity that the CAN president does not know the name of the group of clerics he is addressing nor their affiliates.
“For the CAN president to say CAN is apolitical is laughable, as the same president is involved in politics of calumny and name-dropping. We want to place it on record that the bishops and clerics in this body may not own private jets, but they are men of unquestionable character, dependable leaders, and stewards of peace and holders of reputable degrees.”
“Expecting him to have minimal knowledge on what they stand for, will be tantamount to exerting too much pressure on his aging grey matter. We are begging his aides and personal assistants to do their job well and stop exposing this great man of God to disrepute.”