The Anambra government has presented official documents relating to N363.38 million in salary arrears, as Peter Obi, former governor, maintains that he did not burden the state with debts before leaving office.
The documents were shared on social media by Anambra State
New Media, a platform affiliated with the state government, as it challenges
Obi’s claim.
PART 3: EVIDENCE THAT LYING IS IN PETER OBI’S DNA
— Anambra State New Media (@AnambraNewMedia) September 25, 2026
The Soludo administration paid the first tranche of State workers’ entitlements—entitlements Peter Obi left unpaid during his eight years as governor. Gov Soludo has now, also, paid the second
Peter Obi knows we know he’s lying pic.twitter.com/tG1e3Qofwa
It includes a memo dated May 22, 2025, signed by a former
head of service, and terms of settlement reached between the state government
and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and
Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE).
The memo establishes that the state government had entered
into a settlement covering salary arrears involving the two defunct agencies
and that a second tranche of N363.381 million was scheduled for 2026.
The document, however, does not by itself establish when the
underlying arrears were incurred or whether they were incurred during Obi’s
administration.
The government insists that the N363.381 million represents
part of the salary arrears it inherited from the administration of Obi, which
it said left the entitlements of workers and pensioners of the two defunct
agencies unpaid.
According to the state government, the payment forms part of
efforts by the Chukwuma Soludo administration to settle the outstanding
obligations, with the first tranche already paid and the second tranche
provided for under a 2024 terms-of-settlement agreement.
The documents concern salary arrears owed to next of kin,
staff and pensioners of the defunct Anambra State Water Corporation (ANSWC) and
Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency (ANSEPA).
According to the memo, the second tranche of the settlement
was valued at N363,381,000 and was scheduled for payment in 2026.
The memo referred to Article 7 of the terms of settlement
and said the payment was part of the state government’s commitment to
fulfilling the agreement and addressing the hardship faced by the affected
workers and pensioners.
“The second payment in the sum of Three Hundred and
Sixty-Three Million, Three Hundred and Eighty-One Thousand Naira only
(₦363,381,000.00) will be made in 2026,” the document reads.
It proposed that the payment be processed through the state
government payroll system via a dedicated account.
The memo also sought approval for the release of the money
to the beneficiaries, with the vote charge listed as 61104001/23020105/10000003
and a balance of N500 million.
The terms of settlement referenced in the memo were signed
by the state government and AUPCTRE on February 6, 2024.
OBI INSISTS HE LEFT NO DEBT
The documents were presented amid fresh dispute over
liabilities allegedly linked to Obi’s eight-year tenure as governor of Anambra.
Obi, who left office in 2014 after serving two terms, has
insisted that he did not burden the state with debts.
He reiterated the claim on Thursday during an interview on
Arise News while responding to allegations that he left outstanding loans and
liabilities.
Law Mefor, Anambra commissioner for information and value
reorientation, had previously said Obi left $123.77 million in debt at the end
of his tenure.
Mefor said the funds were obtained for projects covering
areas including malaria control, education, healthcare, erosion management,
community development and value-chain development.
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