In the election, the new CAN President polled 54 votes to defeat Prof. Joseph Otubu of the Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Movement with 28 votes.
While Ayokunle contested under the platform of the Christian Council of Nigeria, Otubu contested under the umbrella of the Organisation of African Instituted Churches.
The declaration of Ayokunle as winner of the election was announced by the outgoing President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, to a rousing applause at the Ecumenical Centre, Abuja.
Only the two candidates contested the election.
Oritsejafor will hand over to Ayokunle in July.
Out of the five caucuss in CAN, only the two were able to nominate representatives for the primaries conducted by the Electoral College of CAN.
They were cleared by the report of the Electoral College signed by its chairman and former Chaplain of Aso Villa, Rev. Dr. Williams Okoye and Secretary, S.T.V. Adegbite.
The report had said, “The Electoral College met on Thursday, May 26, 2016 and each member of the college was given the opportunity to speak on the way forward. After careful deliberations, nine members agreed that the Electoral College should conclude, vote and send its report to the national secretariat while six members differed.
“After the election, Reverend Dr. Supo Samson Ayokunle from CCN scored eight votes while Elder Prof. Joseph Otubu scored two votes.”
The Evangelical Church of West Africa had rejected the primary and raised fears over possible crisis in the electoral process.
