Commotion in the house of God! Jonathan’s N7Billion tears Osun CAN apart

The State of Osun Branch of the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN) is set to be on collision over an
alleged attempt by the President of the group, Pastor
Oritsejafor, to infiltrate the religious body with
President Goodluck Jonathan's election fund.
Investigations revealed that despite the noise raised
by the bribery scandal against the religious body and
denial by its leadership, the body is hell-bent on
ensuring that it secures the vote of Christians for the
President through the church leadership.
The leadership of the state branch of CAN was said to
be anticipating its own booty from the presidency,
but a section of the state executive council were said
to be opposed to receiving such goodies, saying the
build-up to the August 9, 2014 governorship poll in
the state had done enough damage to the body.
It was gathered that the leadership of CAN in the
country had reached out to the state CAN that it
would be coming around to discuss issues bothering
on the welfare of the body, but the medium learnt
that the main purpose of the visit is to bring the
state's share of the president booty
.
Findings showed that a section of the state CAN is
poised for a showdown with the pro-Jonathan group
on the ground that such move is capable of dragging
the integrity of the group in the mud, considering the
much noise the fund had generated.
It would be recalled that the state CAN was alleged of
being induced with money by the Presidency in a
view to campaigning and sway votes in favour of the
PDP governorship candidate in the last gubernatorial
poll in the state.
This move eventually created division within the body
and the anti-Jonathan group is afraid that the latest
move to buy the group could cause more serious
damage, hence, its resolve to ensure the body
maintains its credibility.
A source within the Christian body confided in OSUN
DEFENDER that the level of corruption within the
body is irritating because of its symbolism with
religion; hence, a group within it is seriously ready to
make sure no one gets away with corrupt act under
whatever circumstances.
As at the time of filing this report, the state
leadership of CAN is still expecting the arrival of its
President.
Meanwhile, some anti-bribery groups in the body
were not fully carried along on the modalities of the
arrival of the President, but they were said to have
been at alert to know what would go down within its
house.