FATHER MBAKA: Why The Controversial Priest Was Transfered. - "I am Going To Suffer And Suffer"- Mbaka
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Fathe Ejike Mbaka who was recently transfered to a new post at the Our Lady Parish, Emene has described his re-posting by the church as a “calculated move” to make him suffer.
The controversial priest said "I know we are going to suffer within now and few months to come,” the priest said. I am going to suffer and suffer; I know that. I’m going to suffer because I have no place to put my head. I am going to suffer because I have no place to keep the Adoration Ministry’s assets. I know I’m going to suffer.”
Public criticisms had greeted the Enugu Diocese’s recent decision to transfer Mr. Mbaka out of Christ the King Parish, GRA, where he had served for over 10 years and also established a popular prayer ministry called The Adoration Prayer Ministry where thousands of Catholics and indeed others throop to for prayers, healing and miracles.
Well, In its reaction to the controversy over the transfer, the catholic church yesterday clarified the issue, said the posting was not meant to be punitive. That the Bishop has the right to post any priest wherever he feels his service would be more useful to the church.
The Secretary-General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Reverend Father Ralph Madu said transfer of priests within the catholic church is a “normal church procedure" and “Mbaka’s own is not an exception,”
Is that so? Well, there are speculations by the general public that his being moved to another parish was a punishment for his firm support of a Muslim candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, over his Christian predecessor, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan. It can be recalled that during last year’s general election process, Father Mbaka had told a gathering of thousands of catholic faithfuls at his Adoration Prayer Ground ministry to vote out the incumbent, president Goodluck Jonathan.
But Mr. Madu in an interview with the media insist that “such frivolities have nothing to do with the posting". He said Mr. Mbaka had done things that were unacceptable to the church in the past but received no punishments for them.
