Buhari’s Aide Under Fire For Calling CAN ‘CAN Of Worms’

Lauretta Onochie and President Muhammadu Buhari

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the north has condemned one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides Lauretta Onochie for referring to the body as a “CAN of Worms.”

“Prime Minister Theresa May, a Christian, is in a mosque doing what humans go to do in a place of worship. She knows that her God is the same one also called Allah. Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN of worms, here’s a great lesson in love and godliness, not hatred and anger,” Onochie had tweeted.

But in its response, spokesman for the religious body, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, questioned Onochie’s qualification for the position she occupies.

”Sadly, this presidential aide does not know that the example she gave, using Theresa May, is what many of us have been doing for decades to promote religious understanding and reduce tension in Northern Nigeria,” he said in a statement.

”I can proudly tell her and her sponsors that I have personally, as a leader in CAN, attended many Ramadan lectures and Friday prayers in many mosques in and out of this country which inspired Theresa May and many other Western leaders to emulate.

”This ignorant spokeswoman should ask her boss and many of those working around him to confirm my claims. They will surely attest to this fact.

“This same spokeswoman named Lauretta Onochie was notorious for insulting a former Nigeria leader by posting his picture while praying to God. She had described the prayers of the former leader as “stupid” and “useless”! Who on earth does that, if not someone whose belly is her God.

“CAN Northern States and Abuja want her to know that power is transient and we have seen opportunist like her who end with regrets. CAN Northern States in Nigeria preaches and practices peace as well as call for justice which is the bedrock of true peace.”