The month of May 2021 was ushered in with the outburst of Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka against the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. The Enugu based Catholic Priest, in the passed week, advised legislators to call for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the high level of insecurity in the country.
The respected clergy, addressing his congregants, said it is baffling how the President could maintain grave silence in the face of the incessant killings and high level of insecurity the country has ever known. He also advised the President to resign now as he (Buhari) has woefully failed Nigerians. This followed the criticism of Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity on his visit to Buhari at the State House, Abuja, seeking for contracts. This grave allegation has cast aspersions on the integrity and reputation of Reverend Mbaka.
Olusegun Bamgbose, a chieftain of the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP), amidst this row between Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka and the Nigerian presidency, has asked Rev. Mbaka to emulate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB).
This came on the trail of the flying news that the President never granted Mbaka's request of a contract. Bamgbose noted that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu must have been under serious pressure from the Presidency, Governors and other top government functionaries, to abandon his cause for the restoration of Biafra but till date, has remained uncompromised.
“The most outstanding quality of a leader is integrity,” Bamgbose said in a statement on Saturday 1st May, 2021. “The integrity of a leader must not be questioned at any time. It must not be compromised. This is what sustains a leader in the midst of storms. The request for contracts by Reverend Mbaka as a form of compensation for his role in the past general election, is morally and ethically wrong. It cannot be justified in any way whatsoever. When pursuing a cause, pecuniary interest should be out of it entirely. It should never be the consideration. This is one thing I respect Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for. He has stood tall in this respect".
“No one has ever accused him of making any demands from any quarter. This is highly commendable. A leader must be above board".
He concluded by saying "I am very sure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been under serious pressure from the Presidency and Governors and other top personalities to abandon his cause, but he has remained untainted.
Written by Onyemachi Gabriel Eme
Edited by Chukwunyere E. Emenogu
For Family Writers Press International
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