FIC Report (Ebonyi State) – Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has called on the Federal Government to urgently release natural disaster funds to the state, following what he described as devastating wind and thunderstorms that unroofed “almost all the buildings” inside the Government House.
The governor made the appeal in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor, while receiving members of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), who are in the state for the 2026 Data Verification Exercise.
He lamented that the state was also grappling with serious environmental hazards from abandoned mining pits, yet Ebonyi does not benefit from mining activities since licences are issued exclusively by the Federal Government.
The governor expressed optimism that the ongoing nationwide revenue data collection would boost accruals to the state but cautioned that poor data often misleads.
The confidence reposed in the commission is evident in the quality of people here, because the commission has shown capacity and commitment in the discharge of their assignments. It will make sense if the collected data should be updated and analysed to reflect current realities,” he added.
Earlier, the team leader and Ebonyi representative in RMAFC, Dr Henry Awuregu, explained that the visit was part of the commission’s 2026 National Data Verification Exercise.
Revenue allocation system in Nigeria is built on a set of indices that seek to ensure fairness, equality, and justice in the sharing of national resources. Over time, however, socioeconomic realities evolve, where population dynamics change, infrastructure expands, developmental gaps shift, and new challenges emerge,” Awuregu said.
He stressed that it had become imperative to validate the integrity and accuracy of the data that would inform revenue distribution across the federation.
Therefore, it has become necessary to validate the integrity and accuracy of the data that will ultimately inform the distribution of revenue across the Federation,” he noted.
BAKARE LAURETTA
HOC FIC ABAKALIKI
1/6/2026
