Adamawa CAN officially changes leadership

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa State has undergone an official change, resolving a period of leadership uncertainty that persisted since last November, when the installment of new leadership was anticipated. The newly appointed officials were sworn in on Monday, following the intervention of the national leadership a few weeks ago.

The outgoing state chairman, Bishop Steven Mamza, formally handed over the leadership responsibilities to the newly appointed acting executives. Rev Gambo Bupwatda assumed the role of acting chairman in the new executive committee, which also includes Bishop Japhet Tonmwaso as vice chairman, Rev Obionyo Emeka Benjamin as secretary, and Rev Henrimas Othniel and Rev. Father Maurice Kwairanga as assistant secretary and acting treasurer, respectively.

At the CAN state secretariat in Yola, Dami Mamza, who transferred the documents to the new acting chairman, expressed his commitment to supporting the continual growth of the Christian community in Adamawa and Nigeria.

The new acting chairman, while acknowledging Mamza’s visionary leadership during his two terms in office, pledged to exert his best efforts to ensure the unity and advancement of CAN in Adamawa State.