50 million scandal rocks Ebonyi Christian Association of Nigeria

...As splinter group emerges

By Ignatius Ani, Abakaliki Allegations and counter-allegations, weekend, continued to rock the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN Ebonyi state chapter as a new splinter group accused Scamb Chinedum Nwokolo of siphoning the sum of fifty million naira belonging to them. The splinter group in a statement signed by the chairman, Pastor Dr Aloysius Nweke Ogah and Rev Ogwale Ogwale alleged that Scamb Nwokolo and cohorts refused to account for fifty million naira belonging to the christian body. According to the statement, "The general public is hereby informed that due to the illegitimate and unscriptural inclusion of Rev. Dr. Scamb Chinedum Nwokolo, Bishop Dr. Anayo Ilo and Pst. Solomon Eriugo in Ebonyi State leadership structure of the Christain Association of Nigeria(CAN) with their inconsistent lifestyle and refusal to give account of over #50, 000,000,00. "The members of the association have decided to abandon and aviod these three ministers and cohorts. Consequently, a new membership structure to carter for the interest of CAN in Ebonyi State have been formed. Reacting on phone, the state chairman, Rev Nwokolo said that the splinter group are non members of Christian Association of Nigeria in Ebonyi. "I don't have anything with them, I don't even know them. They're not even members of CAN. "I can only react to issue coming from any members of CAN, but for them, they're not our members and you can check their antecedents".Nwokolo said.