Apologise to President Jonathan, Ohanaeze youths tell Fr. Mbaka

The Youth wing of ohaneze Ndigbo organization has told Fr. Ejike Mbaka to stop turning Ndigbo against President Jonathan.

The youths of Ohaneze said this in response to Fr. Mbaka’s new year message where he asked President Jonathan to step down for Buhari. The National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, gave the warning on Tuesday in an interview with Punch in Umuahia.

He said the organisation felt highly disturbed by Mbaka’s recent comments on the President, and is wondering why a priest should be dabbling into politics.

He warned the priest to retract the controversial remarks and also demanded an unconditional apology from Mbaka to President Jonathan, warning the priest to steer clear of politics. Isiguzoro said, “A line separates religion from politics.

Let Mbaka concentrate on his priestly calling and stop meddling in politics.” Isiguzoro further stated that Fr. Mbaka’s message was a serious embarrassments to Ndigbo. He therefore warned him to stop making himself a willing tool for those who want to pull down the President for the opposition.

Accusing Mbaka of acting a script for the opposition, he argued that the cleric’s remarks were filled with contradictions and half truths . Isiguzoro further argued, By castigating the President, Mbaka has compromised in the oath he took as a priest.

He consequently warned him to "stop his predictions that never come true." He said, In 2003, Mbaka predicted that ex-Governor Chimaroke Nnamani would not return as governor in Enugu State, but he ( Nnamani) returned; he also predicted in 2014 that Ikedi Ohakim would return as Imo State governor, but he failed the primary.

Ohanaeze, therefore, asked the priest to settle whatever grievances he had with Jonathan through the appropriate channels and refrain from vituperations aimed at disparaging the office of the President.

Isiguzoro restated the unwavering support of Igbo youths to Jonathan’s re-election bid, and urged members of the public to disregard Mbaka’s comments, which he said, had since been condemned by the Catholic Church.