Former Anambra State Governor and NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to claims by the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo regarding loans allegedly inherited from his tenure.
Obi, who left office nearly 13 years ago, insisted that his administration did not leave behind unpaid salaries, pensions, gratuities, suppliers or contractors.
In a statement responding to the state government’s report that it is still repaying loans obtained during his administration, Obi challenged anyone to produce evidence that his government owed money when he handed over power.
I left office as Governor nearly 13 years ago. On the day I left office, I was not owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or any money that the Anambra State Government was supposed to pay. I did not owe a single supplier or contractor.
If you find even one person I owed, I will end my 2027 campaign today.”
Obi further claimed that he left substantial funds in the state’s accounts at the end of his tenure.
I left a balance of ₦2,139,951,400 at First Bank alone,” he said.
The former governor also took a swipe at Soludo’s political influence in the state, declaring:
Soludo has only one vote in Anambra State.”
