Peter Obi Denies Leaving Anambra With ₦2bn Ecological Loan
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has denied claims that his administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2 billion ecological loan, contractor liabilities and unpaid salaries, gratuities and pensions.
Obi, in a statement shared on his social media handle, said his administration cleared historical gratuities and arrears amounting to over ₦35 billion and left no outstanding salaries, pensions or certified contractor payments at the end of his tenure.
On the ecological fund, Obi said the ₦2 billion was released about three months before he left office for the Oko/Umuchiana erosion crisis. He said he refused to spend the money, insisting that it should be left for his successor because “government is a continuum.”
According to him, the funds remained intact in a First Bank account with a balance of over ₦2.13 billion and were separate from the over ₦75 billion in savings he claimed his administration left behind. Obi challenged anyone who could prove otherwise, saying, “I will stop campaigning.”
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