Garba Shehu Gives Revelation of How Fr Mbaka Came Seeking For Contracts From Buhari

The criticism from Fr Ejike Mbaka on the leadership style of president Muhammadu Buhari amid the economic and security challenges facing the Nigeria have on Friday received a revealing statement from Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity.

Garba Shehu in a statement via his Facebook account claimed that the catholic priest visited presidential villa with the aim of securing contracts as compensation for supporting Bihari in the the 2015 presidential election.

Fr Mbaka was said to be accompanied by three contractors to the presidential villa.

Thus, Garba Shehu alleges that Fr Mbaka’s anger is expressed through his viral sermon on social media to attack the president because he wasn’t given contracts.

See full statement below:

FATHER MBAKA IS EVERYTHING APART FROM WHAT HE CLAIMS TO BE

An outsider distilling the avalanche of verbiage, will be surprised that after supporting the President two times to win the Presidency, Father Mbaka has made a complete U-Turn, preposterously asking President Buhari to resign or be impeached.

Here is the point of departure: Father Mbaka asked for a meeting and to the shock of Presidential Aides, he came accompanied by three contractors. The President graciously allowed them in, and to everyone’s surprise, Father Mbaka asked for contracts as compensation for his support.

Anyone familiar with President Buhari knows that he doesn’t break the laid down rules in dealing with contracts or any other government business for that matter. He requested the appropriate authorities to deal with the matter in accordance with laid down rules.

Inside the Villa, discretion prevailed, that if those pictures and requests were made public, the followers will turn against the religious leader. None of it was released. Now, this is what is eating Father Mbaka.

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
April 30, 2021