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Gov. Nwifuru Under Fire For Gifting 14 SUVs Cars To Catholic Priests Despite High Poverty Rate In Ebonyi (Photos)

By Wisdom Nwedene

Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State is currently under fire for gifting 14 SUVs cars to newly ordained Catholic Priests in the State.

IGBERE TV reports that Governor Nwifuru's generosity comes despite the prevailing economic difficulties and Ebonyi State's struggles with poverty, as reflected in its low ranking on the poverty index.

In a statement released by the National Youth Leader of The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Comr Onyebuchi Chukwu, (Delaw) questioned how how spending over 800million on buying 14 SUV's to the religious leaders who already drive in SUVs improve the economy of Ebonyi State?

He further asked Governor Nwifuru not use Ebonyi Money for disco while our youths perish under the hot sun Hawking for survival.

He said Nwifuru should apply scale of preferences in the use of Ebonyi tax payers money.

According to him, "the acceptance that Gov. Nwifuru's government enjoyed from Inception was as a result of the rejection of the government of his predecessor for his brutality and other tyrannical manifestations at the tail of his government. Gov Nwifuru should not forget in a hurry that the masses rejected him in the past elections because of the man presenting him to Ebonyi people. He wasn't the object of the rejection but his godfather who was rejected for chasing shadows of infrastructure while the fire of hunger burns his house, beautifying the streets and uglifying the people. Gov Nwifuru must not tow this path, if not he will face the same fate. It's too early to start working for the next election, it's still time to work for the people."

"Let me not talk about the airline in the pipeline but how does spending over 800million on buying 14 SUV's to the religious leaders who already drive in SUVs improve the economy of Ebonyi State? How does it improve the life of an average Ebonyian? How does it attract investments to Ebonyi state? How does it create business friendly environment for small business owners of Ebonyi. How does it take away the poor Ebonyi hawker off the streets. How does it cushion the effect or alleviate the excruciating poverty ravaging our local inhabitants."

"Governor Nwifuru should focus on impressing Ebonyi masses and not the elites. We have suffered service of the eyes from his predecessor and may not survive the hunger that it brought to the state for another eight years. Should he continue with the path that his predecessor followed, we will soon have a beautiful state with ugly citizens, rich state with poor citizens etc. Let the governor invest meaningfully and get Ebonyians fruitfully engaged."

"Gov Nwifuru should make judicious use of Ebonyi State's money. He should apply scale of preferences in the use of Ebonyi tax payers money. Use our money for our most pressing needs only. Don't use it to impress the rich. Don't use our money for disco while our youths perish under the hot sun Hawking for survival. Channel our scarce resources to projects and programmes that will directly improve the life of an average Ebonyian and not to boondoggles. Build more industries to complement the pipe production industry. Remember that the past government was for the rich and you came in looking like you are for the poor and they embraced you. Don't fail the poor whose hopes you have raised. May God give you wisdom to use our money for us and give those you gift with our money to reject it. "

Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1469201/gov-nwifuru-fire-gifting-14-suvs-cars-catholic-priests-despite-high-poverty-rate-ebonyi-photos/

Abeg, did Catholic priests accept such gifts?

If yes, the Arch Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the State should address the public on the issue.

Look at the poverty level in Ebonyi and Enugu, but thier brothers from Anambra and Abia state will be crying about the poverty level in other geopolitical region...smh

Another unfortunate being just resume work.

Another unfortunate being just resume work. But what so difficult for the catholic priests to reject this gift?

Smart guy be seeking the support of the church ahead of second term🤣

immortalcrown:
Abeg, did Catholic priests accept such gifts?

If yes, the Arch Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the State should address the public on the issue.

Governors In the north are also building mosques

Austin4lif:
Governors In the north are also building mosques

I need my question to be answered. It is also necessary for the Catholic Arch Bishop of the state to address the public on the issue.

The building of mosques by governors is a different issue. Talking about it here and now will derail this thread.

Nawa

This is where the protest is supposed to start from.

How will you use taxpayer's money to buy cars for newly recruited pulpit bandits.

And this same pastors will be telling you you should rely on God, he is the provider

They build mosque send pple to Hajj and even give Dem extra money and also buy cars for imam down here how is dis a problem we Christians always show we r to smart and all knowing

Taxpayers money is seeing hell at the hands of Governors.
This is one of the reasons why resource control should be adopted.

immortalcrown:
Abeg, did Catholic priests accept such gifts?

If yes, the Arch Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the State should address the public on the issue.

lol
Who no want free ting

It's a waste of money because the state doesn't receive much from FAAC and generate poor revenue internally, even if he wanted to do it, he'd have done it discreetly

immortalcrown:
Abeg, did Catholic priests accept such gifts?

If yes, the Arch Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the State should address the public on the issue.

yes they accepted, everybody is a hypocrite in Nigeria, reason I laugh when nitwits talk about revolution? If the so called revolution succeeds, Is it not the same money hungry Nigerians that will be in charge?

Paraman:
Look at the poverty level in Ebonyi and Enugu, but thier brothers from Anambra and Abia state will be crying about the poverty level in other geopolitical region...smh

Umahi and this man think humongous capital projects can take people out of poverty. They keep wasting their meagre resources on white elephant projects

When an incompetent and clueless individual is rigged into a position of authority, this is what you get. A governor will just wake up and start buying gifts with government money for a religious body for nothing. Just like that. Ask him to dash his own money like that, he wont.

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😳That's very very appalling.

Lol. I'm interested in being a catholic father o... how do I get my own SUV too?

Following in the footsteps of Peter Obi

Well, if He dey part of budget and dem ratify am, nothing again ooo but Sha, if na you dem give shey you go reject am?

Congratulations to people wen dem gift but Sha, oga Guvnor go and give your People the needed Dividend of Democracy.

Go to court if you no gree

What type of. Misplaced priority is this?

Are they government functionaries to attract this type of gifts?

The governor should face sanctions of the house of assembly knows her function.

He followed Obi's legacy that was what obi did during his tenure in Anambra as a governor

immortalcrown:
Abeg, did Catholic priests accept such gifts?

If yes, the Arch Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the State should address the public on the issue.

Why won't they? So they should reject it and be using leg or those ricketty old jalopy they own?

If this should happen in the North or any Muslim state, the low IQ IPOB retards headed by the Agulu Conman would have been wailing and crying by now.
The Yes Daddy religious fanatical IPOB terrorist is the true face of that hypocrisy.

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