Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to Fr Ejike Mbaka’s comment about him, affirming that he has no issue with the priest.
Mbaka, during his weekly ministration service, on Wednesday, had described as a “stingy man who does not give out money to people.”
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The priest asserted that unless Peter Obi returned to his ministry to apologise for refusing to make donation to the ministry when he was asked to do so, his ambition to become president of Nigeria would be fruitless.
Many Nigerians, criticized him for his comment, while the Catholic Diocese of Enugu also berated his unpriestly act.
The cleric later apologised to Peter Obi and his supporters, saying his intent was not to malign the LP presidential candidate.
The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Callistus Onaga, Friday, banned Catholic members from attending activities at the cleric’s ministry.
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While appearing as a guest on a programme on Voice of the People FM, Lagos, on Sunday, June 19, Peter Obi said he has no “issue” with the cleric.
In his words;
For me, Father Mbaka is an ordained priest of God. And as a priest, he remains my priest. And I will always respect and show my allegiance to the (Catholic) church.
Whatever he says, I will take it because he is my father in faith. And I respect him any day. And he is my brother. We are close.Whenever he (Mr Mbaka) says something wrong, I pray over it. If he says something right, I pray over it. So, mine are prayers. Whatever he does, I love him.
This is me because he is a priest of God. I don’t have any problem with him. Whatever he says, I will put it in prayers.
