The presidency has reacted to the calls the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, made demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari resigns or be impeached over the high level of insecurity in the country.
In a statement released on Friday, April 30, Presidential aide, Garba Shehu slammed the Catholic Priest for making “a complete U-Turn, preposterously asking President Buhari to resign or be impeached.”
Mr Shehu said that an outsider “will be surprised that after supporting the President two times to win the Presidency, Father Mbaka has made a U-turn.”
He went on to alleged that Fr Mbaka’s recent outburst was because President Buhari refused to give him “contracts as compensation for his support.”
Garba Shehu wrote:
“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.“
