Obi challenges Anambra debt figures, says $150m was left behind

Vanguard News | 24-09-2026 11:30pm |

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has disputed claims that he left the state with $123 million in debt. In an interview with Arise News, Obi stated that he handed over a financially strong government with over $150 million in funds. He described the presentation of Anambra's debt position when he left office in 2014 as 'very wrong public accounting.'

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