After
Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries, Enugu was transferred yesterday to
a new parish at Enugu suburb, thousands of his members wept uncontrollably has
they saw him off to his new parish where the Father himself admitted it was a
different life he was used too and will obviously suffer but it’s okay since it
is the work of God and something similar was written in the bible about the
people of God. The news however went viral this morning, and the All
Progressive Congress, APC, has released a statement saying though the Catholic
has a routine of transferring priests, but in the case of Father Mbaka it was
influenced by an external body. They said not only will he leave a duplex he
once lived he will be going to his new parish to live in a one room apartment
and was also demoted to be an assistant parish priest.
“Whereas
we accept that the transfer of priests is a routine exercise of the great
Catholic Church, however we do not wholly accept a situation where the church
allows external forces to influence transfer as the Mbaka’s case suggests.
“Otherwise,
future liberation clergy who speak truth to power will be hamstrung to the
detriment of the society.
“Our
major concern is the security implications and the fate of his flocks who are
mostly the downtrodden who may find it difficult to go to Emene for salvation
and healing.
“We
frown at anything which will put Fr. Mbaka in harms way or deny his flocks
healing,” the statement said.
The
APC South-East Caucus spokesman, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, who signed the statement
accused the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo of playing a role in Mbaka’s
travails.
“As
a party we have watched with concern and trepidation the criticism, the attack,
assault and unpleasant comments hurled against Fr. Mbaka since he providentially
prophesied that President Buhari would win the 2015 elections.
“Even
the Church did not spare him – he was called unprintable names, yet his
prophecy came true. We are happy that Fr. Mbaka was vindicated.
“It
must be pointed out that accusing fingers were pointed at the direction of some
anti-Buhari elements like Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a group that didn’t want to hear the
name of Buhari – even though Ohanaeze denied the allegation, doubts still
persists.
“For
we are still at a loss why a senior priest will be degraded to an assistant
parish priest.
“We
repeat that we are in solidarity with Fr. Mbaka and our major concern is the
security of Fr. Mbaka and the suffering of his flocks mostly the poor who need
his healing powers.
“We
had thought that His Lordship Bishop Calistus Onaga could have retained him at
the Adoration Ground, as the Bishop Emeritus Gbuji did because of security of
his life and easy access by his flocks,” the statement read.
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