Fiery Enugu priest, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, on Sunday, tackled the President Bola Tinubu administration over the level of insecurity and hardship in Nigeria.
Mbaka, who said there were many
obstacles on Tinubu’s way to becoming the president, including the Naira
redesign policy, said he succeeded by an act of providence.
He, however, said the president
was yet to exhibit political will towards solving the country’s problems.
He singled out corruption in the
oil sector, which he said was under a certain cabal, but regretted that
President Tinubu was yet to go against them.
The charismatic priest said these
while delivering a homily at his Adoration Ministry in Emene, Enugu State.
He asked the President to wake
up, stressing that God was watching him.
“Mr President, you can do it; to
fix Nigeria is not difficult if the leader has the will power.
“I know that this one will make
national news but let it be.
“What is happening in the oil
sector? How many barrels are being produced and how many dollars are in the
Nigerian account?
“A country like Nigeria that
exports millions of barrels of oil per month, how much are we saving?
“Why is it difficult up till now
to fix other refineries? Who are the cabals? Can’t they be de-canibalized?
Cabals can be de-canibalized if the president has the will power; hell will not
fall, heaven will not fall.
“These people can go to jail;
after all, many of them did not support you; so why are you protecting them? Mr
President, wake up, God is watching you to see what you can do,” Mbaka said
amid cheers from his parishioners.
He went further to say that the
citizens were all heartbroken, urging the president to fix things fast.
According to him, “Our hearts are
broken; go to our schools, see how messy the government schools are; are we
taking care of our teachers and our doctors? Look at how they are- when they
travel abroad, they begin to mine money in pounds and dollars.
“Teachers once they retire, no
gratuity, no pension; the hearts of the retirees are broken; let there be a law
that will bring solution to all these maladies.
“Heartbreak everywhere, look at
our police and military, their hearts are also broken; what kind of guns are
the policemen using? When the senior squad passes, they will kill the policemen
on the watchpost and carry their guns and run away. What happens to their
families when their husbands die on the duty post?
“No compensation; the next one
minute, they chase them out of the barrack; those who are in Borno forest
fighting Boko Haram, what is happening to their families at home? Who is taking
care of them?
“The hearts of their family
members are broken, shattered; they are fighting those with bombs with
catapult; those people they are fighting are carrying launchers;
“How many young men have we
buried and still burying; insecurity everywhere.”
The Catholic priest also warned
that a higher wave of hunger was underway in the country if insecurity was not
dealt with.
He said, “We are asking people to
go to the farm and produce; but if you enter the farm, herdsmen with AK-47 will
enter the farm and kill the farmers, who will go to the farm anymore?
“Hunger, as I told you last two
years, has not even started; I won’t tell you lies; everybody should be
meaningfully engaged, start something.
“In Nkerefi last time, about six
women who were farming were killed and their stomachs brought out; who will go
to the farm there again? The fear is there.
“Even politicians who think they
are safe in their comfort zone, you are not safe because the level of
insecurity will come to your doorstep one day.”
Turning again to Presdent Tinubu,
Mbaka said, “I know that this man that has come to be the president of the
country if he submits himself to God, with enough will power, God has blessed
him in wealth, he has not come as a beggar, like many politicians who failed
election and they almost committed suicide because they used all they have to
do election.
“Jagaban is not a poor man; so he
can do something extraordinary; do it the other way round; shock all these
people who are criminals; devise a policy that will bring security, bring joy
to the Nigerian people and you will see there will begin to be a meaningful
transformation.
“Look at the bank of today giving
people loans with interest of 25 per cent, some 26, some 27, how can you pay
back? With which collateral?
“So, what’s the hope of the
youths? All they need is encouragement, empowerment and support. Nigeria will
be better than China; we can Dubanize Nigeria; The youths are waiting for the
healing of their broken hearts.”
Recall that Fr Mbaka has given
several controversial prophecies in the past, including his famous ‘From
Goodluck to Badluck’ message which was targeted at then president Goodluck
Jonathan.
He said that General Muhammadu
Buhari (Rtd) was the messiah Nigerians were waiting for.
Buhari later went on to defeat
incumbent Jonathan in the 2015 election.
However, Mbaka later fell out
with the Buhari presidency, with the latter accusing him of begging for
contracts.
He also at some point came hard
on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, during the 2023
election, Mr Peter Obi, describing him as a stingy man.
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