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Be that as it may, All righteousness ought to be fufilled. On his new year message, today regarded as "New year controversial message," Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka openly nailed Goodluck Jonathan, the president of the Federal republic of Nigeria to the cross. He did not only preach to his multitude followers that Goodluck Ebele Jonathan must go, but he by inference made his support for the APC and General Muhammadu Buhari glaring by constantly chanting "Change"-which is the APC slogan.
He also re-baptised him from Goodluck to Badluck.
According to Fr. Mbaka, he said and I quote, "we are proclaiming spiritually, 'Change'. " The video for that New year 'controversial' Fr. Mbaka message is still available on youtube for online streaming and downloads.
The Implication of Fr. Mbaka's new year Goodluck-must-go message on the Igbo Nation.
I am trying to be careful with words, because Fr. Mbaka said the message was spiritually induced, so as I am speaking from a human perception of the 'spiritual' message, I have no left option than to be careful with words so that I don't offend the holy spirit.
The message, though, 'spiritual' as Fr. Mbaka clearly stated, went a long way in exposing the loopholes in the politics of the Igbo nation. It showcased the level of division in the marginalized zone clamouring for presidency. The division has always been exploited by the other politically united ones. Though I cannot tell whether the whole Igbos supported the south-southern President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, but all I can say is that the "distance from south-East to South- South is nearer that the distance from the South-East to the North".
The 'controversial' messge also did induce people to support the 'Change' Party as the Spiritual man of God was constantly chanting change. Of course, you should know that religion is the opium of the masses. The message really won people for the 'Change' party, which hitherto was not wholeheartedly embraced in the south East. Poilitics is all about idealogy, people ought to support a party with the right and better ideas that can transform the nation, and they must do so out of conviction; and not because their religious leader or spiritual director says so.
As the message went a long way dividing the Igbo nation, I wonder the reality of the Igbo presidency within the next decade. It did not only divide the Igbo nation on the basis of politics, it also divided the catholic church, with a lot of priests and bishops coming to the air to reject the message. It also gave the non-catholics who have ever been protestants to have more points to buttress their criticism on the catholic church.
The message also got some well thinking men and women begin to wonder Fr. Mbaka's characteristics. The message won a lot of people to his side as well as disembarked many from his adoration ground that is usually thronged by people every friday.
A lot of Igbos supported the messgae, while a lot also did detest it in its entirety. The consequences of that message on the Igbo politics cannot be overemphasized as the opposition regions have realized the amount of division in the land and have exploited it.
O Lord come over to Macedonia and help us!
