The
Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN) yesterday berated the United
States (US) Secretary of States, Mr. John Kerry over his visit to the
country. It alleged that the visit was discriminatory, personal and
divisive.
CAN alleged that the visit was targeted to sustain the persecution of Christians.
Kerry’s two-day visit has attracted condemnation from Christian leaders who question his sincerity.
During the visit, Kerry visited the
Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, met with the 19 northern
governors, three of whom are Christians. At the Presidential Villa,
where he was hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari, Kerry met with select
northern governors, which also irked critics on the selection process
of his hosts.
CAN President Rev. Supo Ayokunle told
reporters that Kerry’s action meant lack of respect to the heterogeneous
nature of the country. He accused the American official of favouring a
section of the country and Muslims to the detriment of the Christian
community.
According to Ayokunle, the attitude and
disposition of the U.S. Secretary of State and the discrimination he
adopted during the visit supports accusations that the President Barack
Obama’s administration, alongside Kerry and other strategic U.S.
politicians in the Obama’s government openly supported the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections, which
produced the Buhari presidency.
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