Breaking News: Ayokunle emerges new CAN president

PRESIDENT of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) and candidate
of the Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, Rev. Samson Olasupo
Adeniyi Ayokunle, Tuesday emerged the new president of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Ayokunle defeated Elder Joseph
Otubu of the Motailatu Church
Cherubim and Seraphim
Movement (MCCSW) who
represented the Organisation of
African Instituted Churches,
OAIC, with 57 votes to 28.
The outgoing president of the
body, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor,
announced the result of the
election at about 2:30 p.m. to
a rousing applause of National
Executive Council delegates from
different parts of the country who
had converged at the National
Christian Centre in Central
Business Centre of Abuja.
By the CAN constitution, Prof.
Joseph Otubu who emerged
runners-up in the elections automatically becomes the Vice President
of the Association for the next three years of the soon to be sworn in
administration.