BEVERLY HILLS, December 04, (THEWILL) – The spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Ejike Mbaka, has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi, might “end in shame” with the way they are going.
The Catholic priest made this known after Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, failed to openly donate at the ministry’s 2018 harvest and bazaar celebration on Sunday.
Obi attended the programme alongside other politicians from the south-east and even Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State while mentioning that former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, couldn’t attend due to his recent surgery.
Standing by Obi’s side, Mbaka asked him to “stay in front of these children of God and tell God what you will do for Him … or what that means is, you don’t want to do anything for God. This is common deceit.”
Obi replied: “Father, what I said is straightforward. You will come and show me the project so that the two of us will talk. That is what I said.”
The prophet then accused Obi of making “political statement” to which Obi responded: “Father knows I don’t make political statements. Anyone here from Anambra state knows Peter Obi has never promised anything and failed. I am a fundamental Catholic. I do whatever I say at the church.”
Responding, Mbaka said: “In your capacity and what God has done for you as governor … God hates stinginess. What I am saying is not to please you, but what will save your life. Otherwise, you and Atiku will fail.
“If there is a place they will coat words for you, it is not at Mbaka’s altar. You can save your political destiny. Or in 2019, you people will not even know how they did the election. What will make my brother come for bazaar and he won’t even break kola?”
Mbaka went on to tell Obi how governors of Ebonyi and Enugu made donations without announcing at the altar and urged him to do same.
“Your own is taking time,” he said, adding: “The way you and Atiku are moving will end in shame”.
“Let us continue our bazaar. You know since he is not supporting us, the ministry has been moving. If people start arguing like this, their downfall begins,” he said.
Editors note: the conversation was interpreted from Igbo language spoken by the duo.
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