The former governor of Anambra state, Peter
Obi, has said that the state did not owe any debt
during his tenure, The Cable reports.
Obi in a statement issued by his media
aide, Valentine Obienyem, dismissed
reports circulating that he left a debt of N17.6
billion behind. The former governor said
his claims can be verified with the Debt
Management Office.
The statement read: “While we recognise that
states are owing under different governments, I
make bold to say that under Mr. Peter Obi
Anambra State did not borrow any money nor
raise bonds. The state only guaranteed the sum
of 1 billion Naira borrowed by farmers in the
state from Fidelity Bank.”
Obienyem also said Obi fulfilled all his
financial obligations as a governor without
owing salaries or contractors.
Obi in his handover note excluded about
N5bn already made available to pay the March
2014 salaries, pension and gratuity as well as
certificates for already executed projects.
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