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N90bn allegation: We'll mobilise Christians against those who want to destroy Osinbajo’s work - CAN

Friday, September 27, 2019 at 8:14 PM by Khadijah Thabit

- CAN vowed to take action against those it described as trying to spoil the work of Professor Yemi Osinbajo

- The vice president is accused of being involved in alleged N90 billion corruption issue

- The christian group declared Osinbajo innocent and promised to stand by him

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared support for vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo over alleged N90 billion corruption allegation against him.

The Nation reports that the national president of the association, Rev Supo Ayokunle, revealed this on Friday, September 27.

The CAN president paid a visit to the vice president at the Villa in Abuja where he expressed support for him.

He said Osinbajo is innocent of the allegation against him and promised to mobilise Christians against those who want to destroy the vice president’s work.

Meanwhile, Osinbajo was asked by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to resign his position if he really meant that he would waive his immunity to allow thorough investigation of alleged corruption against him.

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Legit.ng reports that the national publicity secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said in a statement issued on Thursday, September 26, that Osinbajo should make good his threats to set aside his constitutional immunity by immediately resigning his office to face the corruption allegations in which his name was mentioned.

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The party said since Osinbajo has announced his readiness to renounce his constitutional immunity in the face of corruption allegations, he should do the needful by resigning and vacating the office as there is no provision for waiver of immunity in Nigeria's constitution.

The PDP holds that immunity under section 308 of the 1999 constitution (as amended) is conferred on an official by virtue of his/her election into an office within a duration and cannot be waived by any means other than resignation.