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No, Father Mbaka’s being persecuted -RCCG pastor, other clerics

Sunday, February 7, 2016

FATHER Mbaka over the course of his work as a priest and Director of the Adoration Ministry built up a large following that passionately believes in his apostolic manifestations. This much was shown on the day that he finally left the old parish to resume a t the new parish. Hundreds of the diehard Adoration Ministry supporters chartered over 30 lorries, which were filled to standing-space only, to escort him to the new place in a long motorcade that almost caused stand-still traffic in Enugu.

Several other individuals who are not members of the Adoration Ministry, but are on his side of the great debate over the seemingly controversial transfer were equally quick to criticize the decision of the Enugu Catholic Diocese, to transfer him soon after he visited President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock. They aligned with the view that his transfer was punitive.

One such person is the senior pastor of Gospel Fire Church, Ogidi in Idemili North Local Gov­ernment Area of Anambra State, Prophet Chinedu Strongson who opined that what is happening to Mbaka right now is persecution, noting that his prophecies come from God.

His words: “The prophecies of Mbaka are 90 per cent direct from God, which he cannot hide. They are real and I believe that God speaks through him to his people. He is suffering persecution just like Christ suffered persecution because of our sin. Mbaka sacrificed his time, money and energy to do the work of God and to help the less privileged in the society.

“The Bible says in Gospel of John Chapter 16 verse 2-3 ‘They will put you out of the Synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or me. Mbaka is being persecuted because he is doing what other Catholic priests cannot do; he preaches what other revered fathers cannot preach.”

In the same vein, senior pastor of Power of God Gospel Assembly, Onitsha, Pastor Joel Chukwubueze condemned the transfer of Mbaka from his former parish to a new parish, saying it was a punitive measure, which, he said, churches should not do.

“We all started from Catholic Church and know how they do things. We are aware that Catholic Church transfers their priests from time to time but my question is this: why the sudden transfer after Mbaka gave a prophesy about the 2015 election, when he said that the Holy Spirit rejected Jonathan and his subsequent meetings with President Buhari last month that the church now decided to transfer him. We as human beings, it is painful but God knows the best for the man of God.”

“As a senior pastor in my church, there have been times I attended his adoration programmes. If you listen to Fr. Mbaka preach, you will know that God speaks through him. We are all men of God but we have different gifts from God. Mbaka has about three to four gifts out of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. He knows how to preach, pray, prophesy and sing very well too. No one can stop whom God has ordained and blessed; so even if they post him out of the country he will still continue with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.”

No less concerned is the pastor Holy Spirit Parish of the of Re­deemed Christian Church of God, Onitsha, Anambra State, Pastor Godsgift Prosper Akin who saw nothing wrong in men of God preaching about the odds in the society as servants of God.

He explained: “Bible says we should pray for those in authority. The bible did not say we should not talk about the wrong things in the society. Who are the church members? Are they not the political office holders from the local government to the state and federal levels? So if we fail to preach about righteousness and salvation what else should we preach as priests, clergy and pastors?

“I say strongly that they should not torment and suffer Fr. Mbaka for doing his job as a priest. Nigeria today needs someone like him who is radical in preaching the truth. You know that truth is always bitter. For me his prophecy is real, his preaching and prophecy last year came to pass.”

He spoke further: “Remember that God clearly warned in the bible: ‘touch not my anointed and my prophets do him no harm.’ This is to avert the wrath of God. I’m not condemning the transfer of Mbaka by the Catholic Church but their conscience should judge them whether it is routine transfer or punitive transfer; I know that God is watching. To Mbaka, my advice is this: you should not be deterred because The Lord is your strength and no one will transfer the gift from you. What you are going through is part of the tribulation children of God pass through in course of their vocations and callings.”

For Prophet Hephzibah Uchenwafor of Light of Mis­sion International (LOGMI), the decision of the Catholic Church, Enugu Diocese to transfer Mbaka amounted is exhibition of ignorance.

His words: “The transfer is an exhibition of ignorance by the Catholic Church based on the reason they gave. The Church should only transfer any priest based on the leading of the Holy Spirit and not on any policy of the Church. The work done by the priest is the work of God and not of the Church.

“Mbaka has right to complain if he feels that his transfer was not based on the leading of the Holy Spirit or if he feels that it was not time for him to leave that place. Hence he can cry out. The church is generally exhibiting ignorance in their method of transfer and promotion. It is not the Catholic Church alone that is found wanting in that regard.

A member of the Catholic laity and a young mother, Mrs. Kate Ekekwe frowned at what she called hatred for Mbaka by some people and said the man of God should be allowed to do his things the way he wants.

She said, “Let them leave Father Mbaka alone. Why are they envious of him? How can they take him out from a big church he built and take him to a very small church? It is not good now. We love him; God is using him mightily, so they should let him be.”wp_posts

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