Leave Me Alone, I’m In Deep Search of Solution to COVID-19 –Mbaka

BY CAMI EZENWA

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr. Ejike Mbaka has warned those whom he said had been distracting him from his assignments to stop forthwith so as not to attract the wrath of God.

He specifically said he had been in deep contemplative prayers asking God for a miraculous spiritual solution to the corona virus disease which has claimed many lives, and should be left alone

Fr Mbaka made these positions known in a statement where he also refuted allegations that he disobeyed government’s social distancing rule by celebrating palm Sunday mass.

Describing this as false, he held that no such gathering took place anywhere in the ministry.

According to him, the Adoration Ministry, had, ahead of state government and Federal Ministry Of Health been observing the stay at home directive of the World Health Organsation (WHO) in due recognition of the importance.

He asserted that his members were still prayerfully observing stay at home directive to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic while awaiting further directive.

“The report in a section of the media that I, Rev Fr Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday 5th April 2020 in defiance of the stay at home directive is fake news. No such gathering took place anywhere in the ministry.

“It need be pointed out that even while other priests in Enugu Dioceses celebrated public mass up until the last date set by Enugu Diocese to stop the public celebration of masses, I, Fr Mbaka had before the Ecclesiastical Order and the Government order suspended the ministry program in compliance with the World Health Organization guidelines in preventing the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemics.

“I gave that proactive directive to prevent the risk of spread of the coronavirus in the ministry given the fact of the humongous crowd of worshipers that gather for the ministry’s programs.

“One can’t help wondering what the originators of these mendacious media report against me seek to achieve. The pictures in the said report were make-believe culled from last Year’s (2019) Palm Sunday Celebration of the Ministry to achieve the ends of the mischief-makers.

“The public should be wary of the handiworks of enemies of Adoration ministry whose stock in trade is to fabricate and peddle fake news about me and the Ministry. I advise such people to fear God in order not to attract curses upon their lives”, adding that this is not the season of blackmail.

I advise such people to fear God in order not to attract curses upon their lives. “This is not a season to blackmail me. I have been in deep contemplative prayers asking God for a miraculous spiritual solution to COVID -19 pandemic and should be left alone to concentrate”, he said