Peter Obi is not relenting. This morning, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) released a fresh evidence which he described as a “handover document” to counter Soludo-led administration’s allegations that he left debts when he handed over in 2014.
The document, dated March 17, 2014, was released by Dr Yinusa Tanko, the Interim National Coordinator of the Obedient Movement. It contained summary of Anambra State financial position as it closed business on that date, with ₦86 billion as the positive balance.
It’s funny how some little things could wear a big name sometimes. The controversy that’s now sucking up national headlines started after the Anambra state’s commissioner for finance, Izuchukwu Okafor, spoke about the state financial position on a podcast.
Okafor said that despite Governor Soludo’s decision not to take external loan, the state has been servicing debts from past administrations of Peter Obi and former Governor Willie Obiano.
It didn’t sit down well with Peter Obi who denied it as an allegation. InfoWars reported that Obi, in a recent interview in Arise TV show, dared he would cut short his presidential bid should there be proofs that he left any financial obligations as a governor.
Yesterday, Anambra State commissioner for information and value orientation, Law Mefor, shook the media in a lengthy statement where he said that records actually showed that Obi left debts worth $123.77 million.
The issue has since pitched Peter Obi against his brother, Governor Charles Soludo. This effectively means that while the NDC presidential candidate is fighting to make his messages fly nationally, he would also have Governor Soludo to contend with at home. However, his campaign has continued to cut across the noises, with millions of social media users still actively backing his presidential ambition.
