NORTHERN CHRISTIANS THRIVE UNDER TINUBU’S GOVT — CAN CHAIRMAN
Read Time:1 Minute, 38 Second
Rev Yakubu Pam, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the North, says Christians in the northern part of Nigeria are enjoying a better life under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Pam also said Christian persecution has reduced in the North since Tinubu assumed office in 2023.
The CAN chairman said this days after commending the Tinubu administration for demonstrating inclusive governance.
Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the Christian leader said Christians still suffer persecution, but the rate at which it happens has reduced.
Pam believes Christians are no longer discriminated against when they need to buy land to build churches in the North.
He added that the forceful conversion and forced marriage of young Christian girls has reduced in the region.
He said, “There’s still persecution of Christians going on. It is relevantly better under this administration, but it is still ongoing. I am not saying it has stopped, but it’s very much better.
“I’ve talked about the lack of giving us land for building churches in some areas or states. I’ve also talked about taking our young girls getting forcefully married and forceful conversion, all of that I mentioned in my press conference in Kaduna.”
Despite his initial position on Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim presidency, Pam commended the president for demonstrating ‘reasonable inclusiveness.’
Pam said this while addressing journalists on Saturday, January 25, after the meeting of the Northern CAN National Executive Committee (NEC).
He said, “For me, the most important thing is an inclusive government; as far as they have done Muslim-Muslim ticket, we have also seen reasonable inclusiveness.
“But left for us, we will say ‘yes, let’s have Christians in certain positions like vice president and other positions to reflect our diversity.”
However, he maintained that Northern Christians would like to take the position of vice president in 2027 if the president decides to replace Kashim Shettima.
Happy
0 %
Sad
0 %
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
0 %
Surprise
0 %
0
0