Anambra debt row: Obidient coordinator shares Obi’s 2014 handover report

There is a dispute between former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and the current Anambra State Government over the state's finances when Obi left office in 2014. Obi had claimed that he left the state debt-free, and even offered to end his 2027 presidential campaign if anyone could prove otherwise.

The Anambra State Government, according to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has now provided financial records that contradict Obi's claim. The government says Obi's administration owed workers, teachers, and pension and gratuity payments, and had also taken out loans for what they describe as "frivolous things".

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has shared a 2014 handover report from Obi's administration, detailing the state's financial position when Obi handed over to Willie Obiano. Obi has rejected allegations that he left behind unpaid salaries, pensions, gratuities, and contractor obligations. The Anambra State Government under Governor Charles Soludo has reportedly cleared about N22 billion in inherited gratuity arrears.

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