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BREAKING: Rev Ayokunle becomes CAN national President

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June 14, 2016

Tom Garba, Yola

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The national body of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Tuesday elected Rev (Dr) Supo Ayokunle, as the National President and Elder Prof Joseph Otubu as the National Vice President.

The election was concluded and the result announced around 2:30pm in the Christian Ecumenical Centre, Abuja where the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), Rev. Supo Ayokunle defeated Elder Joseph Otubu, of the Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (MCCSW) by 54 votes to 28 Votes.

Rev. Supo, was formerly the vice president to immediate past president, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.

NEWSVERGE reports that the election was long anticipated to have held since November 2015, but the leadership of the spiritual body has refused to meet.

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