Mbaka: Jonathan, Buhari supporters in war of words in Onitsha

Supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and those of his rival, General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday engaged in war of words in the commercial city of Onitsha over the statement by the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka.

As early as 7.30 am yesterday, supporters of the two converged on the Old Market Road in the commercial city while waiting for the arrival of newspapers and engaged in strong arguments over the cleric statement.

Leader of pr-Jonathan group and Chairman of Newspaper Distributors Association, Onitsha, Mr. Jude Isiguzo, lambasted Fr. Mbaka for allegedly attacking President Jonathan, describing his action as against the principle of evangelization.

He said there could not have been any alternative to President Jonathan, adding: “President Jonathan is already there, whatever anybody is saying about his re-election is his or her own figment of imagination and we shall stand behind our own if the country is falling, we don’t want any religious fanatic as a president.”

However, pro-Buhari group insisted that there was nothing wrong in what Fr. Mbaka said, adding that the man of God only gave the message of God to save the ailing country from the hands of President Jonathan.

Commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as Okada riders and members of free readers association were not left out in the argument as they parked their motorcycles to be part of the raging argument.