The Presidency has said that Father Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, was angry because he didn’t get contract awards he requested for.
A statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said Mbaka came to the Presidential Villa with three contractors, but their attempt to convince the president into influencing government projects in their favour failed.
The statement comes after Mbaka, in a viral video, demanded President Buhari’s resignation, accusing him of plunging Nigeria into chaos.
Shehu said that Buhari’s refusal to bend the rules for Mbaka led to his outburst.
An outsider distilling the avalanche of verbiage, will be surprised that after supporting the President two times to win the Presidency, Father Mbaka has made a complete U-Turn, preposterously asking President Buhari to resign or be impeached.
”Here is the point of departure: Father Mbaka asked for a meeting and to the shock of Presidential Aides, he came accompanied by three contractors.
The President graciously allowed them in, and to everyone’s surprise, Father Mbaka asked for contracts as compensation for his support.
Anyone familiar with President Buhari knows that he doesn’t break the laid down rules in dealing with contracts or any other government business for that matter. He requested the appropriate authorities to deal with the matter in accordance with laid down rules.
Inside the Villa, discretion prevailed, that if those pictures and requests were made public, the followers will turn against the religious leader. None of it was released. Now, this is what is eating Father Mbaka.” the statement read.
