Fiery Enugu Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has predicted
bleak future for the country, saying that many Nigerians would die
in the present economic meltdown.

He, however, said that President Muhammadu Buhari was not
responsible for the hunger in the country, blaming his
predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, for the situation.
Mbaka, who was reacting to media reports about his scathing
remarks on the high level of hunger in the country as well as the
implications for Buhari’s second term election, said Jonathan’s
administration was responsible for the myriads of problems facing
the country.
In a statement entitled, “Fr. Mbaka’s assertion `There is hunger in
Nigeria’: Not an attack on President Buhari” , Mbaka, yesterday,
denied ever bashing Buhari for the country’s economic problems
or the level of suffering in the country.
The cleric had been quoted in a sermon on Wednesday as saying
Nigerians were hungry as a result of Buhari’s economic policies,
saying the President would lose the 2019 polls if the situation
persisted. The statement came against the backdrop of Mbaka’s
position ahead of the 2015 polls in favour of Buhari.
The statement, yesterday, signed by Mbaka’s spokesman,
Maximus Ike Ugwuoke, said he observed with keen concern the
news trending in some sections of the media that he “attacked”
Buhari.
“The news headline is not only sensational but also a censorious
media colouration and hype of the message of the cleric titled,
“Bless and Be Blessed” for whatever ends”, the statement said.
The statement explained that although Mbaka lamented the high
level of hunger and suffering in the country, it was followed by
another message where he said Buhari was not responsible for
the situation but the previous administration.
It pointed out that the controversial message was followed by
another one entitled, “Mega Change of Conditions” , saying the
second message absolved Buhari of blames about the economy
and hunger in the country.
“There is sword that is moving about in the country. People are
dying like flies. The sword of Hunger is eating the land. And as I
have told you, this is just the beginning. If anybody is telling you
it is going to be well very soon that person is deceiving you. This
is because many of us were among those that were alive during
the years of the past government. The past PDP government was
like the grasshoppers and locusts (regimes to Nigerian). The past
government was a disaster to the land of Nigeria; the past
government was cancer to this country. There is no need trying to
cover their incalculable and iniquitous mess. If you don’t feel it
now, you will feel it later”, the statement said.
Hunger is everywhere; the hunger was created before this new
government came in. Buhari is not the maker of the hunger.
“The hunger was created during the Jonathan’s PDP
administration but Buhari should abate the long procrastination,
bureaucracy and slow methods in tackling it.
“That is why I have been saying and I keep on saying that the
past administration should publicly come to apologize to
Nigerians. “He, therefore maintained that contrary to media
reports, Fr. Mbaka merely reiterated the obvious sufferings that
Nigerian are facing (which even the president himself had at
points acknowledged and sued for patience and perseverance)
and advised the president on the ways to tackle it, that is, by
engaging economic gurus and listening to good advisers.
Message background
“In the background of the message, Fr. Mbaka encouraged the
gallant warrior, President Buhari, to continue his battle against
corruption and insurgency asserting that if not a man like
President Buhari, by now people may have stopped going to
church and mosques. Boko Haram might have wrecked this
country. People might have equally stopped going to schools,
markets etc. kudos to Buhari.
“Fr. Mbaka revealed that corruption, insurgency and poor
governance by past governments gave birth to three horrible
children (1) Hunger (2) Anger (3) Danger”.
Nigerians are hungry: Cleric sends Saraki to Buhari
Meanwhile, a cleric has sent Senate President Abubakar Bukola
Saraki to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the President
should be told that there is hunger and suffering in the country.
The Vicar and Archdeacon of Ikoyi Diocese, Anglican Church, said
Buhari should move fast to address the concerns of the people.
In his sermon at the funeral service for the late Dr. Ebenezer
Aboyowa Ikomi, held at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa
Square, Lagos, yesterday, Oyetunde said the economic situation
is making Nigerians feel their lives have only changed for the
worse and that government is not doing enough to address the
situation. According to him, there is mass unemployment,
inflation and hunger in the country up to the point that “Nigerians
now really feed from the dustbin”.
He warned that it might get to a point that political leaders in the
country will not be able to walk freely on the streets.
The bad economy, which is not receiving good attention, he
stated, has created other social and political problems which are
making the entire country unsafe for residents and visitors.
Oyetunde noted the presence of the number three citizen in the
congregation, saying there was certainty that the message would
get to the President and could propel some positive actions that
will change the course of things for better for the people.
The cleric believed the Senate, led by Saraki, and the entire
National Assembly ought to work with Buhari and also involve
other Nigerians in the bid to solve the socio-economic problems
plaguing the country.
On the anti-corruption fight, he commended the Buhari
government but advised it to adopt the plea bargain option in
which government can at least ensure that it gets 70 percent of
the money stolen and use it for the funding infrastructural
development and social services.
Journalists at the occasion could not get Saraki to respond to the
issues raised by the cleric. But one of the aides in his entourage
said the Senate President was worried by the statements of the
Archdeacon, “who was obviously speaking the minds of the
ordinary citizens”. The aide, however, said it was unfortunate that
while Oyetunde spoke to the Senate President as the number
three citizen with the responsibility to find solutions to the
problems, the reality on ground is that the executive and
legislature were not working together as they should.


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