Hijab controversy: I pacified Christians in Kwara to prevent violence – CAN President
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Supo Ayokunle, has disclosed that he pacified Christians in Kwara State over the hijab crisis to prevent violence in the state.
Ayokunle said this at a thanksgiving service marking the election of Bishop Wale Oke as the 7th National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, which was held at the Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan campus, Garden of Victory, Old Ife road in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He said it took him time to pacify the Christians to stop throwing stones.
The cleric said, “I told the governor in the presence of the Vice President and the state Chairman of CAN in Kwara State that if I had not been calling the Christians over there to cool down, you would have known there is madness in Christians.
“This is the time we need to douse religious tension in the country. Those in authority need to be very careful because, by the position they hold, they will be justified and by the decision they take, they will be condemned.
“It is time to see to appointment skewed in one direction and this skewed appointment is polarising the nation. It’s further dividing us, separating us.”
He also stated that the worsening security situation has shown that leaders of the country are at a loss on what to do.
