The presidency has reacted to the criticisms by the Enugu-based Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka over his call for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be impeached for failure in tackling the ravaging insecurity in Nigeria.
In a statement released on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, the presidency disclosed that the Catholic cleric was visibly angry because the president turned down his plea for a contract.
According to Shehu, “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.
“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.”
