Anambra Releases Records of Peter Obi’s Alleged Debt as Governor
* Insists he owed gratuity, salary arrears, left unpaid external, domestic debts David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka Anambra State government has released what it termed the public debt records of the presidential
The Anambra State government has released the public debt records of Peter Obi, who served as the governor of Anambra State from 2010 to 2014. According to a press statement by the state government, Obi left behind $4.05 billion in public debt during his tenure. The statement clarifies that these debts included external borrowing of $123.77 million, which the government has since paid off.
The statement also highlights that Obi failed to address verified salaries, gratuity, and pension obligations to retired teachers and staff of the Water Corporation, and that his claim of clearing all inherited arrears was false.
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