N2bn Allegation: RMAFC Boss fumes over social media post by kinsman

BY NATIONAL PANEL REPORTERS

The Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam has condemned in its entirety the social media post by his acclaimed kinsman, one Mr. Ikenna F. Nwogbaga alleging that Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State demanded the sum of two billion Naira (N2bn) as a condition to support him to clinch the state governorship position come 2023.


Mbam made the condemnation in a release by his Chief Press Secretary, Obinna Udenwe on his confirmed social media page this Monday.



The release tagged, "Re- 'Beware of Ebonyi Yahoo Governor! A Note to My Dear Brother, Engr Elias Mbam and Ors," stated that, there was no time whatsoever did the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dr. David Umahi make such demand from the RMAFC Boss nor has any such discussion been held anywhere, at any time. 


The release read in parts: "The attention of the Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Engr. Elias Mbam has been drawn to a mischievous and scandalous message posted on Facebook by one Mr. Ikenna F. Nwogbaga with the above referred title, made on Sunday, 1st August 2021, alleging that the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dr. David Umahi FNSE, FNATE demanded the sum of Two Billion Naira ‘as condition to support the 2023 guber ambition of Engr. Mbam.



"Engr. Elias Mbam wishes to unequivocally posit that at no time whatsoever did His Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dr. David Umahi make such demand of him nor has any such discussion been held anywhere, at any time. 



"The general public is indeed advised to please ignore and disregard the malicious and defaming statement from Mr. Ikenna F. Nwogbaga, whoever he is, as he is only out to seek cheap publicity. 


"That at this time when our society is faced with high level of insecurity mostly arising from fake news and the dissemination of malicious information, people like Mr. Ikenna Nwogbaga should know that they would be held accountable for the resultant effect of their lies and deceits. 


"Mr. Ikenna F. Nwogbaga is advised to pull down his Facebook Post immediately and cause it to be removed from any other platform where he may have posted them. 


"Accordingly, Mr. Nwogbaga is advised to apologize to the Governor of Ebonyi State and Engr. Elias Mbam for dragging their hard earned reputation to the mud."

Investigation by NATIONAL PANEL revealed that Ikenna F. Nwogbaga claimed to be an Ebonyi State indigene from Izhi, the  clan of the RMAFC Chairman, Mbam.