The Bible Society of Nigeia has given an indication that there is a wide gap between it and the Christian Association of Nigeria.
It said CAN never supported it, adding that the BSN never received any money channelled towards the bigger organisation.
The society’s General Secretary, Samuel Sanusi, said this in an interview with ‘The Punch’.
He spoke ahead of the 60th anniversary of the BSN, highlighting the financial challenges it faces:
We do not receive any government intervention. During Fashola’s administration, which was a Muslim-led government, he wouldn’t attend our events—even when invited. Sometimes, he would send donations like ₦1m or ₦500,000. When Ambode was in office, he responded once and gave us ₦2.5m. But overall, there is no consistent government intervention.
Even the Christian Association of Nigeria doesn’t support us. CAN has its agenda, and supporting the Bible Society of Nigeria or other Bible agencies isn’t part of it. In fact, their involvement often costs us more. Any money channelled through CAN for Bible work never reaches the Bible agencies.