Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, has admitted taking three contractors to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The foreign contractors had proposals on how to deal with the country’s security challenges, the cleric said in his reaction to the accusation by the Presidency that his recent call for Buhari’s resignation was because of the president’s refusal to grant his contract request.
Mbaka, a staunch supporter of Buhari in both the 2015 and 2019 elections, on Wednesday during his midweek ministration, stunned everyone, as he asked Buhari to resign or face impeachment for the government’s enough to tackle widespread insecurity in the country.
The Presidency fired back at Mbaka, saying his anti-Buhari sentiment was simply due to the president’s refusal to grant the contracts to his associates.
While admitting to taking the contractors to see the president, Mbaka said their mission was to proffer solutions to Nigeria’s ravaging insecurity, adding that he did not know the people.
“Yes, I led three security experts to the Presidency who offered to help salvage the security situation in Nigeria.
“I don’t know them, but they came to Enugu and pleaded for me to link them to government because of the level of insecurity and how Nigeria has been moving oil outside the country. These are the three people they rejected their offer,” he said.
He added that the contractors said that they have all it takes to revive the oil apparatus in the country and get the whole youths employed and the issue of insecurity will die.
“These are the three people they rejected their offer since they know how to talk.”
“I am happy that the truth was hitting them. We are not afraid of them. Buhari cannot do it again; health and age are not on his side. We need a stronger and an experienced goalkeeper in a time like this. If they want to put it that it was because of contract, let them come and build the highest university here and begin to mess up, I will still speak.”
Mbaka also castigated the presidency for not having a “reward mechanism”.
“All the people they have been giving contracts, are they better than me? Am I begging them, do they know how many people I feed? Fortunately, they reported that they denied me of the contract — which contract?”
“And even the people they are talking about that went there, I didn’t even discuss one percent of ‘if you get this contract’; contract of securing the country? What am I going to gain from it?
“They have shown that they don’t have what they will call, reward mechanism. If Shehu is a human… I don’t even know who the Shehu is. He should be apologizing that by now, they have not come down to say nagode Allah for surviving whatever they are passing through.
“The last person this administration should fight is Father Mbaka talking here because if they speak against me, the anger of heaven will be upon them and how they will end will shock everybody.”
Mbaka also had a reply to the ruling All Progressives Congress, which also threatened to report him to the Pope for his criticism of the president.
“If Rome hears that Father Mbaka is challenging evil governance, Rome will clap for me, so quickly go to Rome,” he said.
“Why I don’t want them even to report this to Rome is because if pope hears the extent of my involvement, they may give me a position I may not like you want to report Messi to FIFA that he plays too much ball? They will make him soccer ambassador.”