By our Reporter
The Enugu Catholic Diocese has said the Spiritual Director Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev’d Fr. Ejike Mbaka, can no longer comment on partisan politics.
The ban was contained in a letter his Bishop, Most Rev Callistus Onaga, sent to him after his penance.
In the letter was also the decision to convert the adoration ministry to chaplaincy to allow the diocese direct control of Adoration Ministry.
It was also learnt that this action means Mbaka will no longer solely oversee the activities of the ministry as its spiritual director, as making it chaplaincy, brings it under the control of the Enugu Diocese and gives the bishop the power to appoint a chaplain to oversee its operations.
The bishop further stated that he can appoint any ministerial officer “to assist the chaplains to oversee the pastoral activities of the ministry.”
” There shall be no partisan politics either by way of active engagement or by prophetic naming of candidates for position of power.”
These directives were announced following Mbaka’s resumption to church activities of the ministry which was suspended following his one-month private retreat.