IMSG Accuses Mbaka of Unholy Blackmail; Says he Lied about N50m Dud Cheque

The Imo State Government has responded to
allegations by Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka that Gov.
Okorocha gave Arch. Bishop Obinna a
bounced cheque. Read the press statement
below:

Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka was quoted in the
media to have claimed last Sunday
during the thanksgiving service by the
former governor of the state, His
Excellency, Chief Ikedi Ohakim at the
Christ the King Church Parish, Enugu
that His Excellency, Owelle Rochas
Okorocha gave the Archbishop of Owerri
Archdiocese, Anthony Obinna N50m dud
cheque.

Aside the publications in the
newspapers to that effect, we have
continued to be inundated with calls
from editors of well known newspapers
and magazines across the
nation and online media outfits
demanding for the confirmation of the
allegation or otherwise of same.
Let us simply aver and solemnly too,
that the claim is not only false, but
spurious and curious in many respects.
There is no iota of truth in the wild
allegation.

You can call it an “unholy
blackmail” taking into account the
person behind it. We challenge Rev Fr.
Mbaka to go beyond his claim and
provide the proofs since cheques are
not invisible objects.
With this latest blackmail, Nigerians of
goodwill would now begin to appreciate
the orchestrated and politically
motivated lies being unleashed against
Governor Rochas Okorocha’s
government by those vividly desperate
to take over power from him in 2015.

Do not forget that Fr. Mbaka is not a
priest in Imo State, talk more being a
clergy in the Owerri Archdiocese of the
Catholic Church where highly respected
and a very decent priest, Archbishop
Obinna superintends. You then ask
yourself what is the interest of Rev. Fr
Mbaka.

It is important to also state that since
the false claim on the N50m dud cheque
didn’t come from the Archbishop of
Owerri archdiocese, Anthony Obinna, or
from any of the priests in the
Archdiocese; it becomes reasonable for
us to make do with our candid denial.

But honestly it hurts and calls for a lot
of concern when a priest, a well known
one for that matter begins to feed
innocent flocks with induced lies.
Rev Fr. Mbaka, honestly has both
religious and moral duties at the
moment. He should do a follow up to
his claim by providing the proof since
Archbishop Obinna would not have told
him what he said and again being a very
decent priest who does not have the
history of speaking from both sides of
his mouth. May God help his people and
also help his church. Imo is in the hand
of God.