Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Director of Catholic Adoration Ministry Chaplaincy Enugu, has retracted his statement on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Quest Times had earlier reported that the cleric, on Wednesday, June 15, described Peter Obi as a ‘stingy man’, declaring that unless God ceases to exist, Obi would never smell the seat of the President of Nigeria.
Mbaka also said Obi is yet to bless the Adoration Ministry with money.
Following this, Nigerians, especially those supporting the Labour Party presidential candidate, called out Father Mbaka for using such inflammatory utterances on Peter Obi.
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Also, the Catholic Diocese of Enugu condemned and dissociated itself from inflammatory political utterances by the embattled pastor.
However, in a press statement he signed personally on Friday, the religious leader blessed Peter Obi and his supporters, while calling for good governance ahead of the 2023 elections.
“I’m a servant of God and my intention is not to malign His Excellency, Peter Obi’s image, but to pray for him.
“May God’s will be done in his life,” he said.
Read the full statement below;