The Presidency says calls by a Christian Cleric, Father Mbaka for the resignation or impeachment of President Buhari should not be taken seriously.
Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the calls are selfish and lack basis.
Shehu said the cleric had requested favours, which were not granted thus, his change of heart against the President, who he supported in 2015.
According to the Presidential Spokesman; “An outsider distilling the avalanche of verbiage, will be surprised that after supporting the President two times to win the Presidency, Father Mbaka has made a complete U-Turn, preposterously asking President Buhari to resign or be impeached.
“Here is the point of departure: Father Mbaka asked for a meeting and to the shock of Presidential Aides, he came accompanied by three contractors. The President graciously allowed them in, and to everyone’s surprise, Father Mbaka asked for contracts as compensation for his support.
“Anyone familiar with President Buhari knows that he doesn’t break the laid down rules in dealing with contracts or any other government business for that matter. He requested the appropriate authorities to deal with the matter in accordance with laid down rules.
“Inside the Villa, discretion prevailed, that if those pictures and requests were made public, the followers will turn against the religious leader. None of it was released. Now, this is what is eating Father Mbaka.”
Father Mbaka had hitherto been a staunch supporter of President but has recently been singing discordant tunes against the Nigerian leader.
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