Insecurity: God is angry with our leaders, says Mbaka

• Resign to avert impeachment, he tells Buhari

Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has said God is not happy with the nation’s leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari over the prolonged insecurity and killings in the country.

The cleric, who warned of a looming disaster for failing to stop the killings, also asked the President to resign to avert being impeached.

Speaking at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu, Mbaka said it was wrong for Buhari to “maintain grave silence” despite the widespread killings in the country.

He said, “God is angry with our leaders, from Buhari to the last (person on the ladder). God’s anger is upon you; you have failed God.

“God is asking: What is the matter? I am telling God now; let Him change our leaders for us

The cleric was one of the staunch supporters of Buhari in the build-up to the 2015 elections.

But he said God had asked him to withdraw for the President.

He said, “I know people will say: Mbaka did you not pray for Buhari? Did Samuel not anoint Saul? What are you talking about? Am I the creator of Buhari? God created him. Nigerians trusted him because he had done well sometime ago. But now how can people just be dying?”

“God will ask Nigerians: Nigerians why are you crying? We are crying because our leaders have failed us woefully. If it is in a civilized country, by now, President Buhari will resign. Quote me anywhere and let the whole world hear it. By now, with what is happening, President Buhari should honourably resign.

“We are crying because we don’t have a shepherd. All those that will fight what I’m saying now will eventually suffer the rot. If you can’t do it, either you resign or you be changed. A good coach cannot watch his team being defeated when he has players sitting watching on the bench. Either Buhari resigns by himself or he will be impeached.”

He also challenged the federal lawmakers to put the President under pressure, adding, “If the members of these two houses do not want to impeach him and they want to begin to fight Fr Mbaka, something worse than what they ever imagined will happen to the members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives.”

The cleric warned that disaster was brewing in the land over youth unemployment.

Mbaka said, “Disaster is coming! Until the government of this country find something useful for our youths, they are going to face disaster, a time is coming when, if you are asked to be a governor, senator, House of a Representatives member, you will begin to run because I’m trying to tell you that we cannot continue like this.”

“The leaders have made the youth to suffer. It is time for the civilians to make the leaders suffer. Enough of this rubbish! Most of the reasons why you come here for prayers are not prayer projects; these are things government should supply. To feed, pay for house rent; even to import products from abroad, taxation has doubled. The international community cannot come to Nigeria to invest anymore. Are we living or dying?”