Responding to the debt question that is being discussed publicly, Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, has come out to clarify that, he owed no one when he left office.
Taking to X, he said, he chose to remain silent on the debt conversation in the past few days because “I have been grieving the loss of my very dear elder brother and friend, Chief Okey Ezeibe”.
Obi urged everyone to remain focused on the “existential challenges” facing the country alongside the “hardship” Nigerians are being confronted with, and, never allow themselves be distracted by “needless” political issues.
The 2027 Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) made known, he has no “disagreement” with Chukwuma Soludo, Executive Governor of Anambra State, whom he described as an “elder brother”.
Obi said: “I respectfully urge everyone to concentrate on the existential challenges confronting Nigeria and the hardships endured by its citizens, rather than on the needless distractions that have become widespread in our politics.
“I wish to assure the public that I have no disagreement with my dear elder brother, Governor Soludo, or with any governor in Nigeria. I am not seeking the office of governor in any state, and I will not seek that position again, even if the Constitution is amended.”
The former African Democratic Congress (ADC) member clarified “unequivocally”, he did not “borrow funds from any financial institution” when he was serving as Governor of Anambra State, neither did he “issue a bond on behalf of the state”.
When he finished serving, the Southeastern State “owed no unpaid salaries, gratuities, or pensions”, even contractors and suppliers were paid after their works have being “verified and certified”.
Obi said: “Regarding the multilateral funding inaccurately described as “debt owed by Peter Obi” in Anambra State, I wish to state unequivocally:
“As Governor of Anambra State, I did not approach any financial institution to borrow funds or issue a bond on behalf of the state.
