The “Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria” has been rejected by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) for hosting a meeting with Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate (APC).
Bishop David Bakare, the PFN’s deputy national secretary, stated that the organization is a branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and that the CAN’s position on the same-faith presidential ticket of the APC has not altered.
Speaking on September 25th, Bakare stated that the
“Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria” was not known to the PFN, saying, “there is nothing in PFN that is regional based like Southern or Northern Pentecostal Bishops.”
“The meeting between Tinubu and the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria has nothing to do with PFN. I am speaking to you officially and authoritatively that the ranks of the Christian community and of course, the PFN which I represent, is not broken at all.
“The Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria is not known to the PFN. The forum does not have any affiliation or relationship with the PFN that is registered with the government of this nation.”
He added that the position of the PFN “on same faith ticket still stands as it was in the beginning and we have not, for any reason, shifted our position on that matter…
“The PFN was not a part of the meeting with the presidential candidate that was highly politicized. We are, however, aware of the ripples in the public domain about this matter. I am speaking officially to clarify that the PFN has nothing to do with that organization.
“We didn’t take such a decision, we have not met that political party and whatever we will do would be in the public domain. That group is on its own and has nothing to do with the real incorporated PFN. I looked at the photos (from the meeting) and the names. I could recognized about two people who are our members, but they speak for themselves.”
