By BASHIR ADEFAKA
The Nigeria’s Presidency Friday responded to the Father Mbaka’s vituperations against President Muhammadu Buhari, a personality he had supported since 2015.
It made the response in a statement issued in Abuja, the nation’s capital by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER.
It said the cleric turned back from supporting President Buhari because he could not make him bend the rule for awarding contracts he requested the President to give him as compensation for supporting him.
“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.”
