Read This Reaction To The Transfer of Father Mbaka

Reactions have continue to trail the transfer of the founder of the Adoration Ministries, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, to a new parish by the Enugu Catholic Diocese.

Mbaka was moved from the Christ the King Parish, G.R.A, in Enugu metropolis, which he presided over as parish priest for over 20 years, to Our Lady Parish, in Emene, a suburb of the Coal City.

Who is trying to punish Father Mbaka?

After being a parish priest for over 20 years, he will serve as an assistant priest in this new parish.

In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, who is the APC South-East Caucus spokesman, said “it was wrong to punish the fearless priest for his prophecies which has proved to be from God”.

Okechukwu alleged that the transfer was influenced by outside forces.

The South-East APC spokesman expressed concerns over Mbaka’s safety, adding that his followers may find it difficult to get to Emene for programmes of the Adoration Ministry.

He said, “Whereas we accept that the transfer of priests is a routine exercise of the great Catholic Church, however we do not wholly accept a situation where the church allows external forces to influence transfer as the Mbaka’s case suggests.

“Otherwise, future liberation clergy who speak truth to power will be hamstrung to the detriment of the society. We frown at anything which will put Fr. Mbaka in harms way or deny his flocks healing.”

He continued, “We are still at a loss why a senior priest will be degraded to an assistant parish priest. We repeat that we are in solidarity with Fr. Mbaka and our major concern is the security of Fr. Mbaka and the suffering of his flocks mostly the poor who need healings.

“We had thought that His Lordship Bishop Calistus Onaga could have retained him at the Adoration Ground, as the Bishop Emeritus Gbuji did because of security of his life and easy access by his flocks.”

It was observed that Fr. Mbaka’s followers wept uncontrollably as they escorted him of his new parish.