The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has released a copy of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi’s 2014 handover report, which showed a net balance of N86.67 billion in the state’s financial position at the end of his administration.
Tanko shared the document on X on Wednesday amid the ongoing
dispute between Obi and the Anambra State Government over loans, inherited
debts and other financial obligations attributed to previous administrations.
In a statement accompanying the document, Tanko challenged
governors who had governed Anambra State since 1999 to make their handover
notes public.
“Let other governors, from 1999 till date, have the courage
to publish their handover notes to their successors, as Peter Obi has done. Be
accountable to the people,” he said.
The document, dated March 17, 2014, was addressed by Obi to
his successor, Willie Obiano, and contained a summary of the state’s financial
position as of the close of business on March 14, 2014, the final working day
of Obi’s administration.
According to the document, Obi listed local investments as
of March 14, 2014, at N27 billion, while foreign currency investments of $156
million were valued at N26.5 billion.
It also listed certified state and Ministries, Departments
and Agencies, MDAs, balances of N28.17 billion and a Federal
Government-approved refund of N10 billion.
After deducting the estimated liabilities, the report
recorded the “NET BALANCE” as N86,665,985,574.06.
In his covering letter to Obiano, Obi wrote: “As Friday 14
March, 2014 was the final working day of my Administration, I also forward
herewith, the summary of the full financial statement of Anambra State (copies
of which are herein attached) as at close of business on that day.”
The release of the report comes amid the Anambra State
Government’s claim that it is still servicing loans and other financial
obligations inherited from previous administrations, including those incurred
during Obi’s tenure.
Obi has rejected the claims, insisting that his
administration left no outstanding salaries, pensions or gratuities, while
contractors for duly executed and certified projects had also been paid.
The former governor has challenged anyone to prove
otherwise, saying, “If anybody can establish anything to the contrary, I will
stop campaigning.”
The state government, however, has maintained its position
on the inherited liabilities.
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