Adefioye Iyunade
The Federal Government has assured religious bodies that the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 is not targeted at churches, mosques and other religious bodies.
But the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is seeking its suspension by President Muhammadu Buhari saying it has the potential that can further undermine the faith of stakeholders in the Nigerian state.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang and CAN President Rev. Samson Ayokunle, spoke at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
At the meeting organised to enlighten the Christian body on the provisions of CAMA, Enang swore to an oath to assure the church in Nigeria that he would tell the whole truth about the new law.
The Presidential aide alleged that some politicians, especially those in opposition parties, had wrongly characterised CAMA as an anti-religious law.
He explained that the bill that birthed CAMA was initiated by a Senator and a member of the House of Representatives and not from the Executive arm of government as widely speculated.
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Enang added that the President had twice declined assent to the bill when it was passed by the 8th National Assembly.
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