‘Prove I left debt, I’ll stop campaigning’ — Peter Obi fires back at Anambra govt

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has challenged the Anambra State authorities to beryllium that his medication near down unpaid debts, salaries, pensions oregon contractor liabilities.

Obi issued the situation successful a connection posted connected his authoritative societal media leafage connected Monday portion responding to claims by the Anambra State Government that his medication near inherited debts, including a N2 cardinal ecological loan.

He dismissed the claims arsenic false, saying his medication cleared humanities gratuities and arrears worthy much than N35 billion.

Obi said determination were nary outstanding salaries, gratuities oregon pensions erstwhile helium handed implicit to the state, adding that contractors had besides been paid for projects that were duly executed and certified.

On the ecological fund, Obi said the N2 cardinal was released astir 3 months earlier the extremity of his tenure for the Oko/Umuchiana erosion crisis.

He said helium refused to walk the wealth and near it for his successor due to the fact that it was tied to a circumstantial project.

According to Obi, the money was abstracted from much than N75 cardinal successful savings helium claimed his admin...