The Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday said it was ridiculous for the All Progressive Congress presidential team to cause impersonation of members of the association at its official unveiling on Wednesday.
The CAN , at a press conference said the act was unacceptable.
CAN dissociated itself from the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying those who were presented as church leaders are ‘unknown clerics’.
“We are shocked, disappointed and worried about the desperation of some politicians who once claimed Christians do not matter in governance and politics who went to hire some unknown ‘bishops, pastors and priests’ to impersonate the leadership of CAN in their political meeting.”
Saying the act was “totally unacceptable, reprehensible, unprecedented and ungodly,” CAN said “If they are saying Christians have no electoral values why impersonating them in their meetings?”
CAN said it was “throwing their principals and sponsors into the court of conscience, adding “These actions of theirs have shown who they are to the public and what they are capable of doing to us all.
“We are asking political parties not to ignore religious sensibilities and sensibilities of the people especially in today’s Nigeria when Christians are becoming endangered species daily. Our quest is within the constitutional requirements and ignoring it is akin to trampling on the Constitution especially the Federal Character Act.
“At the fullness of time, we will direct our members nationwide on how to use their PVCs come 2023.
The press conference was sequel to President Wednesday appearance of some clergymen at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre Abuja where the presidential candidate of the APC Bola Tinubu unveiled his running mate Senator Kashim Shetima.