{"id":142840,"date":"2022-02-01T16:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=142840"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:42:04","slug":"northern-can-denies-endorsing-gov-yahaya-bello-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/01\/northern-can-denies-endorsing-gov-yahaya-bello-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern CAN denies endorsing Gov Yahaya Bello for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has refuted claims that it has adopted Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello as its presidential candidate for the 2023 election.<\/p>\n<p>The religious body said it has never adopted any individual for any elective position in the history of elections and will not do so.<\/p>\n<p>Northern CAN said its duty to the nation is to pray for peace and encourage members to participate in every constitutional process towards nation-building.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer, Northern CAN, Chaplain Jechonia Gilbert said: \u201cWe want to clarify the recent report in some online papers that Northern CAN had adopted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/22\/ill-not-betray-your-trust-if-elected-president-in-2023-yahaya-bello-tells-nigerians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governor Yahaya Bello<\/a> of Kogi State as its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorthern CAN, from history, has never adopted any individual for any elective position in the history of elections in Nigeria and neither will it do so this time. 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