The Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha reportedly gave Ebonyi House of Assembly member, Maria Ude Nwachi, N5.5 million to share within a group, The Igboist, which she manages on Facebook, to celebrate his 55th birthday .

He gave the money to Maria to share to members of the group. Maria made the announcement on her page as well as the criteria to win the money.

However, it appeared the group members rejected the money, rged the governor to pay salaries and insinuated his money to be bloody.