Obidient Movement Releases Obi’s 2014 Anambra Financial Handover Report
The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has released a copy of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi’s 2014 handover report as the dispute over the state’s inherited debts and financial obligations continues. Tanko shared the document on X on Wednesday, with the report dated March 17, 2014, and addressed by Obi to his successor, Willie Obiano. The document contained a summary of Anambra State’s financial position as of the close of business on March 14, 2014, which was the final working day of Obi’s administration. According to the report, the state had local investments valued at N27 billion, foreign currency investments of $156 million valued at N26.5 billion, certified state and ministry, department and agency balances of N28.165 billion, and a Federal Government-approved refund of N10 billion. These figures amounted to N91.665 billion, while estimated liabilities, including March salaries, pensions, gratuities and approved certificates for completed projects, were put at N5 billion.
Photo credit : X | Dr Yunus Tanko
After the deduction of the estimated liabilities, the report recorded a net balance of N86.665 billion. In his covering letter to Obiano, Obi said he was forwarding the summary of the state’s full financial statement as of the close of business on March 14, 2014. The release of the document comes after the Anambra State Government said it was still servicing loans inherited from previous administrations, including those under Obi and Obiano. Obi has rejected the claims, maintaining that his administration left no unpaid salaries, pensions, gratuities or liabilities to contractors for duly executed and certified projects. The state government has continued to stand by its position, while Obi has challenged anyone to prove otherwise, saying he would stop campaigning if evidence established that his administration left such liabilities. The latest release of the 2014 handover report has added another document to the ongoing dispute over the financial position inherited by the Obiano administration.
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