January 7, 2015 
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, has called for sanctions against a Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, who publicly urged Nigerians to vote President Goodluck Jonathan out.
Mr. Onaiyekan was quoted by Thisday newspaper as saying that based on the rules of the church, Reverend Father Mbaka, who heads the Adoration Ministry congregation in Enugu, ought to be sanctioned for his outburst.
He criticised the cleric for going overboard in his sermon and insinuating that the Jonathan administration is plagued with “bad luck” and poor performance.
Father Mbaka had on December 31, 2014, told Nigerians to use the forthcoming general election to vote Mr. Jonathan out.
Speaking to thousands of parishioners, he said the president had failed to stem the tide of insecurity and corruption in the country.
Mr. Mbaka said that although Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate is a Muslim, he would bring the needed change in Nigeria.
Cardinal Onaiyekan disassociated the Catholic Church in Nigeria from Father Mbaka’s statements.
“Mbaka will take responsibilities for his own actions. I do not believe in my mind that the way things are in Nigeria, any Catholic priest has the mandate to decide which of the political contestants should be voted for,” Cardinal Onaiyekan said.
“What most of us will do is to tell people to vote according to their conscience and then, we tell the authorities to allow people to vote freely and fairly.
“Like I said, Mbaka is a priest of his own type. If he was in my archdioceses, I would have sanctioned him long ago for the kind of things and utterances that he makes.
“But, he is not under my diocese; he has a bishop to handle that if there is any need. I hope that people are not thinking that we are sending Mbaka to talk rubbish.
“If you want to hear anything even not official but at least, authoritative, then, you listen to the bishops. Rather than him and I don’t see any bishop talking that way,” said the Cardinal.
He, however, cautioned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, to desist from campaigns of calumny.
Despite the prophecies of doom ahead of the 2015 elections, Cardinal Onaiyekan said, “PDP and APC have no right to disorganise Nigeria.”
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mbaka carry on..pls nobody should compromise politics with religion
if u think that mbaka need to be sanctioned,pls try and get d authority from heavenly father bcos u can’t compromise politics with religion.
please Archbishop if you think and believe that what father Mbaka said was wrong and that he need to be sanctioned, fine and good,but before you do that make sure that you have gotten authority from our heavenly Father because you can’t compromise politics with religion..thanks
hmmmmmm…anyway dia z God up dia
The so call Archbishop, u don collect brib abi? I no blame u.
Pls his lordship,u r overrecting. R u telling me dat if u hear some thing frm God u will not say it.
Nice one, the call makes sence.
Father mbaka ride on
Even in d bible prophets tell their leaders what is right n wrong. He is doing the work of God n there is nothing like crossing the line as far as u are saying the truth wen doing God’s work. Keep it up father, u are not the first to be persecuted but God will see u through.
You can say that again, NIGERIA needs strong hand to rule her not Jonathan . Mbaka simply said the naked bitter truth
Rev. Nbaka said the truth, mr jonathan is inconpitent to handle Nigeria. A chiken can not rule over a lion.
The truth that will for ever sound. ..sound is this, according to the prophecy by Mbaka….Jonathan plz step down to Buhary…to avoid blood sheld..the revelation came clear..GEJ new stepped down to Febuhary the peace in the country to day. .plz carry on The Prophet: