Fr Mbaka’s ban: Ohanaeze warns Catholic bishop

The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has described the banning of catholic faithful from attending Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry, as a time bomb waiting to happen.

Recall that the catholic authority in Enugu had banned members from attending Mbaka’s ministry over his outburst against the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi.

Reacting in statement on Wednesday, the OYC said the prolonged closure of the Adoration Ministry was a time bomb waiting to explode.

The statement was signed by the OYC National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and the Secretary, Comrade Obinna Achionye.

“Our information revealed that there is a serious gang up and conspiracy against Fr. Mbaka, in addition to plans to take over everything he has laboured for in life, with a view towards crippling his source of magnified charity to the poor masses and send him out to overseas for further studies after 28 years of his priestly ordination.”

The Ohanaeze youths also claimed to have uncovered plans to build a seminary at the Adoration ground, noting that, “if actually it is about Peter Obi, Fr. Mbaka has even apologized for his statements, and we had expected the Church authority to forgive him in line with Biblical injunctions. After all, what he said was a prophecy, the right thing was to pray against it.”

On the threat video, the group said the personality involved was a known mentally unstable character and that no one should lose sleep over “his rantings.”

They appeal to Bishop Onaga “to consider the numerous people Fr. Mbaka puts food on their table everyday. We are saying this because should they take to the streets, it would be difficult to control them. In fact, the situation is just a bomb waiting to explode. We have been talking to them but we don’t know how long we can hold them.

“This is a man who takes care of over 25,000 persons either by direct employment of charity interventions. Such a person should not be treated with levity.

“The Church should learn to practise what they preach on forgiveness. The Bible told us that forgiveness could be as much as 70 times 70. So, since the priest has apologized, the Church should look at the bigger picture and forgive him.”