Stick to your religious calling - Presidency blasts CAN secretary Musa Asake
- The presidency has issued a warning to the general secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria
- Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, asked Musa Asake to stick to his religious calling
- He debunked claims by CAN that the nation's constitution has been violated
The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, has urged the general secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Musa Asake, to face his religious calling and desist from meddling into politics, Vanguard reports.
The presidency also debunked claims that President Muhammadu Buhari violated provisions of the Constitution.
A statement by Shehu, on Tuesday, January 16, said that there was no aspect of the constitution that had been breached by the president.
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He said the attention of the presidency has been drawn to a remark made by Asake passing judgement on actions of the president.
Shehu said: "Our attention has been drawn to reports of a press conference by General Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Dr. Musa Asake, in which he passed a judgement on the constitutionality of certain actions of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
“Unfortunately, he could (not) cite any valid cases of constitutional violations. President Muhammadu government poses no threat to the country’s democracy and Constitution.
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“There are no cases of any violation of our sacred constitution and there will be none under this President.
"The respected religious leader should stick to his religious duties and leave politics for politicians."
Legit.ng earlier reported that the founder of EBOMI ministries, Isa El-Buba, reportedly blamed President Buhari for recent Benue killings.
El-Buba was reported to have told his church members to vote out the president in 2019.
It was gathered that operatives of the State Security Service allegedly attempted to arrest the clergyman because of the comments.
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