By Victor Nwegede
The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has praised the rapid transformation of Ebonyi State, declaring it poised to surpass other Southeastern states in development and infrastructure.
Fr. Mbaka made the remarks during a night-long Adoration programme held yesterday at the Ecumenical Centre in Abakaliki, marking the second anniversary of Governor Francis Nwifuru’s administration.
Describing Ebonyi as the "fastest developing state in the South East," the Catholic priest cited visible signs of modernization and infrastructural progress under the current leadership.
“If you blindfold someone and bring them to Ebonyi today, they would think they are in Abuja,” Mbaka said, marveling at the state’s transformation from a once-overlooked region of the old Anambra State.
Sharing a divine revelation, Mbaka said he had foreseen Nwifuru’s rise to governorship before it happened. He described the governor as “a child of favour and mercy,” whose journey from bricklayer and bus conductor to state leader exemplifies divine purpose.
“You can imagine a bricklayer becoming a governor. How? With God, all things are possible,” he told the crowd of worshippers.
Fr. Mbaka commended the Nwifuru administration for maintaining peace and accelerating development, while also recognizing the contributions of past leaders. He noted that Nwifuru is the only serving governor to have invited him to minister in his state, calling the gesture both significant and historic.
He offered prayers for continued prosperity, declaring the event “a night of salvation, deliverance, and favour,” and blessed the governor and the people of Ebonyi with scripture-based proclamations.
In response, Governor Nwifuru thanked the cleric for honouring the invitation on short notice and recalled Mbaka’s earlier prophecy about his emergence as governor. He also shared a personal testimony of divine healing, recounting how a mysterious illness—undiagnosed abroad—was instantly cured during an Adoration service.
“I stayed from evening till daybreak, and I noticed I was healed. Since then, I have not experienced the symptoms again,” the governor said, drawing applause from the crowd.
The event drew top government officials, religious leaders, and thousands of worshippers from across the region. Many attendees described it as spiritually uplifting and symbolic of the administration’s growing public support.
Speaking to journalists, the State Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring remarked that Fr. Mbaka’s declarations are expected to spark widespread discussion across the Southeast, as Ebonyi gains recognition for its progress in infrastructure, social programmes, and political inclusivity under Governor Nwifuru.
