The Christian Association of Nigeria in Northern states warned the federal government against any attempts to arrest the former president Goodluck Jonathan – According to the CAN, it would set a wrong precedent and set the nation into confusion – The group noted that international communities are now busy celebrating Jonathan as a hero of democracy
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern states, warned the federal government against any attempts to arrest the former president Goodluck Jonathan. Daily Post reports that the warning was contained in a statement made by Rev. Joseph Hayab, a public relations officer, on Tuesday, April 25, in Kaduna. Hayab noted that the popularity of the present administration in the country was rapidly dwindling among Nigerians. However, he added that any plan to arrest Jonathan would set a wrong precedent and set the nation into confusion. Instead of planning the arrest, the CAN called on the government to pay attention to issues that are begging for urgent answers. “What Nigerians need urgently is availability of fuel, electricity, prompt salary, security of lives and property, among other issues that are begging for urgent answers.
“If the purported plan to arrest him is to please the international community and prove to them that we are fighting corruption, then let us know that this same international community are busy celebrating him as hero of democracy and even those who seriously wanted him to go for a change to happen are now singing a new song about him. “Former president Jonathan is deservedly seen in Nigeria and beyond as a hero of democracy because of his actions before, during and after the 2015 elections. “As such, it will be an ill advice for the Buhari administration to initiate the arrest of such a statesman at this time and with the current realities. “Our government must know that there are individuals serving today that are also been accused of corruption but since there are claims that nothing has been established against them, they are walking and speaking like saints,” the statement read in part.
According to the CAN, Jonathan’s arrest has the capacity to lead to serious confusion that will affect Nigeria economically and otherwise. The group also noted that the ex-president deserves praise and should receive gratitude from those in power today. “Let it not be that this purported planned arrest is meant to distract Nigerians from speaking or complaining about the reality of what and how they are feeling since the past eleven months, we are afraid that such an action may spark a chain of reactions. “If our president wants to arrest anything for now then he should arrest the incessant spate of herdsmen attacks in Nigeria which has led to the deaths of almost a thousand of innocent Nigerians under his watch. He should arrest the dangerous slide in the power sector. He should arrest the slide in the economy,” the CAN concluded. Meanwhile, the Campaign for Democracy has recently called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate and prosecute Jonathan over his alleged role in the $2.1bn arms deal scandal. The group wondered why the anti-graft agency continues to keep people in detentions flouting court orders, while the major culprit is allowed to move freely.
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