I Did’nt Owe Any Debt As Anambra Governor- Obi

A former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, said that he did not owe any debts or borrow from any organisation, both within and outside the country when he was governor. He spoke through his Media Aide, Valentine Obienyem.

Obienyem who said that his attention was drawn to the news publication in a national newspaper, classifying Anambra State among those owing various sums of money, with names of their culpable governors attached. The error, in the case of Anambra State, lies in the fact the paper gave the impression that the 17.6 billion was incurred during Obi’s tenure.

His words: “While we recognise that States are owing under different governments, I make bold to say that under Peter Obi, Anambra State did not borrow any money nor raise bonds. The state only guaranteed the sum of 1 billion Naira borrowed by farmers in the State from Fidelity Bank. The development loan offer from the World Bank for education and erosion control, which has a 40-year moratorium, was not drawn down by Peter Obi’s government. Not even one kobo was taken when Obi was the governor