Famous Catholic Priest and Founder of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka is in big trouble as the Catholic Church has disowned him.
Recall that Mbaka got many talking recently after he attacked former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, adding that Obi can never become president of Nigeria until he kneels before him.
However, reacting to Mbaka’s outburst, the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in a letter signed by Very Rev. Fr. Wilfred Chidi Agubuchie, Chancellor/Secretary; Very Rev. Fr. Geoffrey Aguigwo, Vicar General; and Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Ernest Anezichukwu Obodo warned Mbaka over what they described as inflammatory political utterances.
The letter reads; “The attention of the Diocesan Bishop, Most Rev. Callistus V.C. Onaga, and the Catholic Diocese of Enugu has been drawn to inflammatory political utterances by Rev. Fr. Camillus Ejike Mbaka, the Director of Catholic Adoration Ministry Chaplaincy Enugu, on Wednesday, 15 June 2022 during his Wednesday Adoration Programme.”
“Fr. Mbaka during his preaching attacked the good reputation of Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, describing him as “a stingy man” and as “a joker”, contrary to canon 220 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law which prohibits anyone from illegitimately harming the good name of a person.”
“He also made fun of the Labour Party and vowed that Mr. Obi could not be the president of Nigeria.”
“This is a clear violation of the provisions of canon 287 (2) which forbids priests from engaging in partisan politics.”
“The Catholic Diocese of Enugu hereby condemns and dissociates herself from such unbecoming and divisive utterances from Fr. Mbaka.”
“We notify the general public that Fr. Mbaka’s views on the matter are entirely personal to him and do not represent the position of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu.”
“In an effort to keep him united to the Body of Christ, we enjoin him to refrain from making further provocative prophecies or utterances capable of heating up the polity. We assure the people of God and the general public that the Catholic Diocese of Enugu is taking the due canonical process.”
“Finally, we urge all the People of God to continue to pray for peaceful elections and to discharge their civic responsibilities by getting their Permanent Voter’s Card and casting their votes in order to elect the right candidates.”
“May Our Lady, Queen of Nigeria, intercede for us.”
