By Israel Mbam
Chairman of Ebonyi State Internal Revenue Service EBIRS, Rt. Hon Christopher Omo Isu has debunked the story circulating on social media, which alleged that the service awarded contracts for revenue collection in the State to Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru’s brothers.
Addressing journalists in Abakaliki, the EBIRS Boss described the information as handwork of fake news peedlers who he said are enemies of the State. He explained that the award of contract for revenue collection in the State was done by consultants who screened and selected the best bidders who responded to the advert made to that effect.
“The Board never engaged any relative of the Governor as a revenue agent or contractor. The Board awarded revenue contracts to reputable companies through competitive bidding, and anything to the contrary is a product of the writer’s imagination.
“The fake reports are from enemies of the state government who were not only mischievous but are hell-bent on tarnishing the image of the Board and the State.
“The Board, with every sense of responsibility, has remained transparent in carrying out their duties.
“We challenge the peddlers of the fake news to come up with verifiable evidence to substantiate their allegations.
“The Board, therefore, warns the purveyors of the fake news to retrace their steps in their own interest or face the wrath of the law,” he stated.