The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, especially as it applies to churches.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on August 7 signed the CAMA bill into law, giving provision for religious bodies and charity organisations to be regulated by the registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a supervising minister.
In a statement, on Thursday, signed by the special assistant on media to the association’s president, Adebayo Oladeji, CAN rejected the law, tagging it as ‘unacceptable and ungodly.’
As part of the reasons for the rejection, CAN listed ‘spiritual responsibilities and obligations’ of the churches, adding that they cannot be controlled by the government.
The body cautioned the implementation of the law, arguing: ‘it is an invitation to trouble that the government does not have the power to manage.’
CAN advised the government to focus on providing infrastructure and adequate security for the people.
The full statement by CAN is reproduced below:
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) rejects CAMA Completely
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) rejects outright the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 that was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari recently.
