Akume is absolutely right about the politicization of CAN under Oritsejafor's leadership, but let's not pretend that CAN's entry into politics began with Jonathan and Oritsejafor. When it comes to CAN's dalliance with presidents, Obasanjo and former CAN president Sunday Mbang set the tone. So politicized was CAN during the Obasanjo presidency that when Mbang retired, his retirement party in Uyo attracted everyone that mattered in government.
It should also be noted that the decision to become an appendage of the presidency was not CAN's or Oritsejafor's alone. Like Obasanjo before him, Jonathan is cuddling CAN and other Christian religious leaders to pander to a religious constituency and to counterbalance the influence of another powerful religious constituency.
Muslim presidents and heads of state also cultivated Muslim religious leadership--only they never did it to this vulgar extent.
Oritsejafor has simply taken the practice to another stratosphere. Even Sunday Mbang would be appalled at Oritsejafor's infractions.
On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Abdullahi Azare <barauab@gmail.com> wrote:
--"[Oritsejafor's] arguments are unsustainable because he has vicarious liability at several levels," Akume said. "One, the vessel used for criminal activity belongs to him. Secondly, he commercially leased the vessel to Eagle Air, which is a company he holds an interest in and which in turn further leased same to the company that converted it to commercial use with his full knowledge and approval. The chain of ethical liability is unbroken," the senator stated.--
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