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Olasupo Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that members of the association will keep praying for him.

In a statement issued by Adebayo Oladeji, his special assistant on media and communications, Ayokunle rejoiced with the first family and the country.

“CAN rejoices with the family of President Muhammadu Buhari, the government and the whole nation on his return to the country,” he said in a statement.

“We will continue praying for his full recovery in order to be able to continue the task of rebuilding the country and most especially, to end the economic recession and its attendant problems.

“As Christians, it is a divine mandate to be interceding for our leaders in order for us to enjoy the benefits that our country brings; we must strive to always pray for the people who have been made to rule over us, irrespective of our political and religious differences.”

Ayokunle lauded Buhari for handing over power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and commended the nation’s number two citizen for living up to the expectation of his principal and the people

He also urged Buhari to give his best to the country.

“It is worthy to commend President Buhari for transferring power to Vice-President Osinbajo in order to avoid any breach of the constitution as we witnessed in recent history. We also acknowledge the loyalty, commitment and dedication of his deputy who lived up to the expectation,” Ayokunle said.

“We urge him to do everything within his power to strengthen naira which has been facing unprecedented devaluation since his emergence, in order to bring the much-awaited relief to the people who have been groaning under the yoke of the economic recession.”

Ayokunle said the failure of the government at all levels to pay workers and pensioners as and when due, has compounded the problem in the polity.

“It is disheartening to note that workers and pensioners are being denied of their inalienable right nationwide as a result of the poor management of the meager resources at all levels of the government and it is our prayer that God will help President Buhari and his team to bring the economy out of the wood sooner than later,” he said.