The Christian Association of Nigerian, CAN seems to
have made a U-turn on their stance on Pastor Fatoyinbo’s alleged rape
case, as they reportedly initiated a move to meet with the Pentecostal
Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN leadership over the incident.
Recall
that CAN had earlier told News Telegraph that the rape allegation was
not their business, as they do not interfere in the way Pastors run
their churches. However the Special Assistant, Media and Communications
to the CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, who confirmed that the
Christian body will meet with PFN leadership over Pastor Fatoyinbo’s
alleged rape case, added that they will get to the root of the matter.
The
statement read in part, “The Christian Association of Nigeria as a
body, condemns any case of rape in strong terms, it doesn’t matter who
is involved. It is ungodly, wicked, and reprehensible. However, on the
allegations against Pastor Abiodun Fatoyinbo, we have no details about
the matter other than what we are reading on the social media, this is
not reliable and credible evidence enough to jump into a conclusion.
“The
CAN Leadership, therefore, has reached out to the leadership of the
block which the Pastor in question belongs with a view to getting to the
root of the matter. This will help us to make the right decision on the
issue.”