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By Ihuoma Chiedozie and Eniola Akinkuotu
Renowned Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has urged
President Goodluck Jonathan to abandon his re-election bid so that the All
Progressives Congress candidate, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) can emerge
the winner of the presidential election next month.
Mbaka, who heads the popular Catholic Adoration Centre in
Enugu, said this in his New Year sermon titled “From Good luck to Bad luck,”
while addressing thousands of parishioners on Thursday.
He urged all well-meaning Nigerians to vote for Buhari on
February 14.
According to the cleric, Jonathan has disappointed Nigerians
and cannot deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
Mbaka subsequently knelt down in front of the altar, cried
and asked God to give Nigeria a good leader and not Jonathan. He used the
opportunity to beg Nigerians to vote wisely in the forthcoming elections.
He said, “I love President Goodluck Jonathan and I used to
be his ardent fan, but I want good for my people and that’s why I want
Nigerians to vote out Goodluck Jonathan and vote General Muhammad Buhari. I
don’t care if Buhari is a Muslim and from the North; all I care about is that
Buhari can save Nigeria.”
Ironically, Mbaka had recently endorsed Jonathan’s
re-election.
It was learnt that the Deputy Senate President, Ike
Ekweremadu, had taken Jonathan’s wife, Patience, to Mbaka, where the cleric
said he would pray for Jonathan’s victory.
However, after prayers, Mbaka said the sign he received from
God was that Jonathan was not fit to rule the nation anymore.
Mbaka further explained that one of the reasons Jonathan is
no longer fit to rule Nigeria for the next four years was the high level of
insecurity which the President had failed to address as well as corruption in
the country.
He said it was unfortunate that the over 200 Chibok girls
who were abducted by terrorists over 200 days ago had not been rescued despite
series of promises made by Jonathan.
He further urged the Federal Government to account for the
missing $20bn and stop insurgency in the country.
Mbaka maintained that Buhari could not Islamise Nigeria as
being rumoured in some circles.
He said he had never met the APC candidate but urged
Nigerians not to forget that Buhari fought corruption to a standstill during
his administration between December 1983 and August 1985.Culled from Punch newspaper
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