Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Elias Mbam has said he wants to become Ebonyi State Governor in 2023 because of his desire to serve the people. Mbam said the state was in a hurry to catch up with the other developed states, noting that Ebonyi needs a person with vast experience in micro and macroeconomics to drive the Ebonyi project. This was contained in a statement by his media aide, Obinna Udenwe.

Mbam, who is yet to officially declare his intention, said he was still consulting with critical stakeholders, within and outside the state According to the statement, the RMAFC chairman, who recently met with Ebonyi indigenes residents in Abuja, said the creation of Ebonyi was divine.

He said: “Some of us who followed the process knew that Ebonyi’s creation was nothing but the hands of God. There was a time we had to task ourselves to raise money for the actualisation of this dream; others were coming with a ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags of money, but God still gave it to us.

“God didn’t give us a state for just nothing, God gave us a state for a purpose; to enable all Ebonyi people develop their innate potentials, to work together as brothers and sisters; to exploit and develop the natural resources Ebonyi is endowed with, and these are parts of the dreams of our founding fathers.

“After I have appraised the journey so far, and the need to continue to grow Ebonyi, I feel that I have a service to offer to Ebonyi; I feel I’m in a position to contribute further to her growth.

“I feel that I have been blessed in many ways and need to give back to our state and so I have decided that I will consult with my brothers and sisters to tell you that I’m available to serve, and I need your advice on this project.”

The governorship aspirant said that every indigene of Ebonyi should make a commitment towards the realisation and sustainability of the dreams of the founding fathers.

Source: The Nation