The Anambra State government has told supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to defend their political base and resist the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a post tagged “A Betrayal Alert for Ndi APGA” on Monday
via X, the state government alleged that Peter Obi, the NDC presidential
candidate, has been on a mission to destroy APGA since 2014.
“A vote for Peter Obi and the NDC is a vote to kill APGA,”
the post reads.
“Since 2014, Obi has had one mission: to destroy the party
that made him. In 2025, while President Tinubu stood with APGA, Obi backed
opposition to bury us.
“Do not be deceived by a man who abandoned his own house.
Anambra is APGA. Ndi APGA, defend your home. Resist the NDC.”
BACK STORY
Obi served as governor of Anambra from March 2006 to March
2014, although his first term was interrupted by his impeachment in November
2006.
In October 2014, he formally quit the All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA) and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He left the PDP
in May 2022 to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the
Labour Party.
Obi polled third in the election, behind Atiku Abubakar,
presidential candidate of the PDP, and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), who was eventually declared winner.
In December 2025, the former Anambra governor left the
Labour Party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Nearly five
months later, he and Rabiu Kwankwaso, former presidential candidate of the New
Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), formally announced their defection to the New
Democratic Congress (NDC).
In recent weeks, Obi and the Anambra government have been
embroiled in a dispute over debts allegedly left behind by his administration.
The controversy began on September 14 when Izuchukwu Okafor,
commissioner for finance in Anambra, said the state government was still
repaying loans taken by previous administrations, including those of Obi and
Willie Obiano, a former governor.
Obi subsequently dismissed the claim, saying he had no
outstanding debts in the south-east state when he left office.
He said his administration did not owe salaries, pensions or
contractors during his tenure, adding that he left N2.1 billion in ecological
funds for the state.
Two days later, the state government released details of the
external debt it said was inherited from Obi.
In a statement, Law Mefor, commissioner for information and
value reorientation in Anambra, said Obi left $123.77 million in debt when he
concluded his tenure.
Mefor also said there was no evidence that the N2.1 billion
ecological funds claimed by Obi were kept in First Bank.
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