“We Didn’t Remove Mbaka from Adoration Ministry” — Catholic Church Reveals What Really Happened

• Bishop Callistus Onaga didn’t sack Fr Ejike Mbaka as the leader of the Adoration Ministry

• Umoh said Mbaka was still the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry against erroneously reports in some quarters

• Mbaka was sent to spend some time in solitude at a monastery to hear what the Spirit of God had to tell him

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has reacted to ongoing saga between Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka and Bishop Callistus Onaga.

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria made it known that  Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka Mbaka had not been removed from the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN).

National Director of Social Communications, Padre Michael Umoh, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, said Mbaka was sent to spend some time in solitude at a monastery to hear what the Spirit of God had to tell him.

Umoh said Mbaka was still the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry against erroneously reports in some quarters.

The CSN explained that the clarification was necessary due to a news report that erroneously suggested that Bishop Callistus Onaga sacked Fr Ejike Mbaka as the leader of the Adoration Ministry.

Umoh further stated that Mbaka personally proposed Fr. Anthony Amadi as the Adoration Ministry’s interim administrator while he was away.

He said, “Going by an interview with the Director of Communications, Enugu Diocese, Rev. Fr. Ben Achi, Very Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka was not removed from the Adoration Ministry, as many reports are suggesting.

“Rather, according to Fr. Achi, since it was recommended that Fr. Mbaka takes time away in solitude, in order to listen to what the Spirit of God has to tell him, he was allowed to propose a priest to administer, in the interim, to the faithful at the Adoration Ministry.

“With the approval of his Bishop, on Sunday, 2 October 2022, Fr. Mbaka introduced Fr. Anthony Amadi to the worshippers.

“Unfortunately, some people were still not pleased and would prefer that Fr. Mbaka remains.

“What every true Christian, and especially every true Catholic, should do at this moment is to commit our dear brother and priest, Fr. Mbaka, to God in prayer so that he may, through this moment, encounter God specially, come out stronger and better in recognizing His will for him and gain more graces to channel those rare gifts for His glory and for the sanctification of the people of God and society at large.

“The Church loves Fr. Mbaka and cherishes him as an illustrious son.”