Christian Association of Nigeria and Nigerian Politics (1976-2019): An Overview
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2021
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The Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the umbrella body of Christians in Nigeria was formed on 27th August, 1976; to serve as the mouthpiece of Christians and Church in Nigeria. It started due to the activities of Sardauna of Sokoto, politics, Northern hegemony and perceived plots to Islamize the Northern Nigeria. Christians in the Northern Nigeria formed Northern Christian Association (NCA) in 1964, which later flowered to Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Lots of views have been expressed on the political activities of CAN, with various stands being made. Some people believed that CAN is a political establishment from inception, while some opposed this view.
Therefore, the aim of this paper is to make an overview on CAN and Nigerian politics from its inception to 2018. Methods adopt in this paper are historical and empirical. The paper postulated that CAN cannot be underrated in Nigerian political settings. The paper, however concluded that CAN has been playing vital roles in Nigerian politics and recommends that it should maintain its roles as the voice of conscience in Nigeria politics.
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CAN, Nigerian Politics, 1976-2019, Overview