You left $123m debt, unpaid pensions – Anambra govt again fires back at Peter Obi
The Anambra State Government has responded to former Governor Peter Obi’s assertion that he left office without incurring any debt. In a statement released on Saturday, Law Mefor, the state’s Commissioner for Information, countered Obi’s claims, stating that multiple loans, unpaid salaries, and pension arrears remain from Obi’s administration.
Mefor indicated that the government had previously chosen not to engage publicly with Obi on this matter but felt compelled to respond after he challenged anyone to provide evidence of outstanding debts.
The Anambra government pointed out that Obi secured eight loans totaling $123.7 million from the World Bank and the International Development Association during his two terms as governor. According to the statement, these loans are documented in the records of the Debt Management Office but were not included in the handover notes Obi provided to his successor.
The current administration stated it has been diligently repaying these debts for several years without publicizing the issue. “This government has been in office for four and a half years and has never complained about any inherited debt, whether borrowings or salary arrears, and has been paying billions of Naira to service them,” the statement read.
Further addressing Obi’s claims, the statement emphasized that a loan is officially executed with the signing of agreements, a process that Obi’s administration completed.
