By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Sunday, rejoiced with Rev. Israel Akanji who was inaugurated the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. CAN’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by its General Secretary, Joseph Daramola Esq. The statement quoted the CAN President as describing the development as “rancor-free and democratic”. It reads, “We rejoice with the Baptist Convention for the smooth transition from our President, His Eminence, Rev Samson Ayokunle to the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev (Dr) Israel Adelani Akanji. “We have been prayerfully following the process with interest and we are happy that the process that lasted about two years was a hitch-free exercise.