The national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has described Ejike Mbaka, founder of the Adoration Ministry Enugu (AMEN), as “a recognised symbol of God’s authority” who should not be mocked for criticising the president.
Mbaka has recently been in the news for asking President Goodluck Jonathan to step down for Muhammadu Buhari in next month’s presidential election.
In his 2015 inaugural sermon, the most popular priest in the south-east, criticised Jonathan severely, asking his congregation to vote for Buhari. The video, which was posted on Youtube, has since gone viral.
However, a similar video, produced earlier in November has also surfaced, showing that Mbaka earlier defended Jonathan against series of public criticism.
Metuh who wrote on the Facebook wall of PDP on Sunday, cautioned those who feel bitter over the message of the charismatic preacher to avoid hurling insults at him.
“I want to appeal to some of these online support persons and/or groups to immediately stop and cease all attacks on Rev.Fr. Mbaka. If you are truly a child of God, please do know that a mockery of a recognised symbol of God’s authority is unacceptable even where we totally disagree with his message.
“The south east being a strong catholic and Christian stronghold will not condone a campaign against a priest. I truly believe that President Goodluck Jonathan has made landmark achievements amidst the distraction of a well-oiled terrorist campaign.
“Indeed I appreciate a lot of people who at the expense of their time and resources have chosen to support Mr President and our party in the media.
“If you love President Goodluck Jonathan and you support PDP to win this election please do stay with, and on the message. A lot of Nigerians will never believe that our party and our government (to the best of my knowledge) do not fund media support services.
“What we do have are volunteers who genuinely support us despite our perceived imperfections.”
Although Metuh admitted that the ruling party had some shortcomings, he maintained that its policies were superior to those of the opposition. “We have our imperfections but we are a lot better than this present alternative,” he wrote.
“Change to uncoordinated and chaotic movements never worked in Libya, Iraq, Egypt and a host of other countries. Our opponents should focus on challenging our programmes and policies. For now, they are fully engaged in insults, diatribes, propaganda and feeding on sentiments and emotions only. Let Nigerians freely choose.”
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