Anambra Govt releases fresh evidence of money owed workers under Peter Obi [PHOTO]

The Anambra State Government has announced the approval of ₦363.381 million to address outstanding salary arrears for workers, pensioners, and next of kin of the defunct Anambra State Water Corporation and the Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency.

The funding was reportedly sanctioned to settle debts incurred during the tenure of former Governor Peter Obi. The document confirming the approval was released Friday by the Anambra State New Media Office and shared via a post on X, one day after Obi denied borrowing funds from financial institutions during an appearance on Arise Television.

The document, dated May 24, 2025, was signed by Dame Theodora Okwy Igwegbe, who was the Head of Service at that time, and addressed to the current governor, Chukwuma Soludo.

In a statement accompanying the document, the post was labeled, “PART 3: EVIDENCE THAT LYING IS IN PETER OBI’S DNA,” alleging that the Soludo administration had paid the first tranche of worker entitlements that remained unpaid during Obi’s eight-year term as governor. It emphasized that Governor Soludo has now approved the second tranche of these payments.

The document further described the allocation of ₦363 million as part of a settlement agreement reached on February 6, 2024, regarding unpaid salaries owed to the affected workers, pensioners, and next of kin. According to the correspondence, the second tranche is scheduled for release in 2026.

“The agreed second tranche payment of Three Hundred and Sixty-Three Million, Three Hundred and Eighty-One Thousand Naira only (₦363,381,000.00) is due for disbursement in line with the Terms of Settlement signed on February 6, 2024,” the Head of Service noted in the document. It specified that the payment would be processed through the State Government Payroll System using a designated account.

The state government indicated that this payment would reaffirm its commitment to social justice, the welfare of workers, and honoring agreements made with organized labor.

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