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Why I Took Three Persons To Buhari For Contracts – Father Mbaka
- “Which contract did they deny me of? Do they know how many widows and children I’m taking care of?”
Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has spoken on the allegations leveled against him by the presidency that he sought for contracts in return for working for the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the polls.
Recall that Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, had leveled the allegation while reacting to Mbaka’s call for Buhari’s resignation over the troubling state of the nation, particularly the pervasive insecurity in the country.
According to Shehu, Fr Mbaka’s newfound love for castigation of Buhari’s administration was spurred by his inability to use his position to advance his interests, noting that the cleric had brought three persons to get contracts from the government but was rebuffed.
Responding, Mbaka while speaking on Sunday at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu confirmed that he indeed took three contractors Buhari during his first term.
He, however, said he took the contractors to the president because they claim they could address the security challenges that bedeviled the country, adding that had no personal relationship with the three men that he took to the presidency.
He noted that the accusation was laughable, stating that he was not in anyway the beneficiary of the purported contracts.
Mbaka said, “In Nigeria, if you say the truth, they attack you. I’m not discouraged and I’ve been waiting for them to challenge everything I said. Challenge the truth, whether there is insecurity or not.
“Somebody talked about giving me contracts and I started laughing. I’m not here to defend any allegation.
“Buhari government is not giving me money or contract. It is a laughable and childish accusation. It is a shame to whoever is saying that and to the people he is representing.
“The three men Shehu talked about; the contract they asked for was for them not me. These three men had gadgets, facilities to handle insecurity during the first term of Buhari.
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“They said they had a platform to end insecurity in a month. I don’t know these people. They just asked me to help them reach the government and I handed them over to the government.
“These are the three people they rejected their offer. I’m not begging them. Do they know how many people I feed. I don’t have their number.
“Which contract did they deny me of? Do they know how many widows and children I’m taking care of?”
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