Presidency, Father Mbaka are blackmailers and scammers – Fayose

Emmanuel AmudaApril 30, 2021

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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has slammed the Presidency and the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, described them as blackmailers and scammers.

Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that Mr Mbaka on Thursday made a complete U-Turn against the Buhari government, calling for the resignation of the president.

Mr Mbaka, a controversial and popular cleric, had endorsed Mr Buhari both in 2015 and 2019 and supported him over the years.

However, on Wednesday he said God is angry with the president over his inaction on the widespread killings across the nation.

The Catholic priest asked the national assembly to impeach him if he fails to resign.

“I know people will say, Mbaka did you not pray for Buhari, did Samuel not anoint Saul? What are you talking about? Am I the creator of Buhari? God created him, Nigerians trusted him because he has done well sometimes ago but now how can people just be dying?” Mbaka said.

However, responding, the Presidency attributed the recent call for resignation by Mbaka to Buhari’s decision to reject contracts allegedly by the cleric.

In a statement released on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the president Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Father Mbaka came to the Presidential Villa with three contractors, but their attempt to convince the president into influencing government projects in their favour failed.

Shehu said 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.”

Fayose while reacting, described both the presidency and Mbaka as blackmailers and scammers

The former Governor noted that both the Presidency and Fr. Mbaka don’t deserve the attention of Nigerians.

Fayose on his Twitter page wrote; “The Presidency and Father Mbaka are nothing but blackmailers and scammers.

“They don’t deserve the attention of Nigerians.”

The Presidency and Father Mbaka are nothing but blackmailers and scammers. They don’t deserve the attention of Nigerians.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) April 30, 2021