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IyfeNamikaze:
Lol... So you block people you counter you or push back on your position? That doesn't sound very nice though 🤔

dominique:
But why is it taking 600 years for Reno's ambassadorial role to the approved?

GeneralOuki:
Abeg no dey whine yourself, you can go and dig out old videos of those events, but you never witnessed them happening live. I can dig out old 1972 videos of an event in Nigeria, but does that mean I witnessed them happening live? Abeg make I hear word. Entertainment ko

GeneralOuki:
This quote here is a lie.

First, these events were not a public event so there's no way you could have "often watched" these heads of States perform these duties, secondly you've got to be within the government or close to it to even witness any of it. The welcoming/ receiving of ambassadors is not a public event that everyday citizens could attend or witness in person. Instead, it is an exclusive, highly secured, and heavily choreographed state ritual. So to even witness it under 3 separate governments, you've got to be either in the camps if Theophilus Danjuma or Abacha, even I whose family was quiet close to the Babangida govt never witnessed any of it. So you're lying here.

lookinggood:
Reading this your post sound interesting, then decided to further go through your profile to see all manner post targeting a particular person.

I felt disappointed reading a post by some who an internet junky. Sorry!

mycar:
If you check, the debt mentioned by obiano was for ongoing contracts, if obiano didn;t want the contracts completed, he could have terminated them and all of the figure they are quoting are with the prevailing exchange rate.
Until i read from any contractor that has completed his job or cleared civil servant that was not paid by him before he left, anybody can brandish his own figure.

Ayobeck:
😂 😂 Pls what's it on my post, that people should look if they want to have a good laugh 😂😂😁

SalamRushdie:
How come you have experienced everything, I just hope you are not making up all these experiences, are you a time traveler

Peter Obi cannot be the only one saying the truth in Anambra. His successor Obiano said he left debts, the current Gov Soludo is also saying the same thing with facts .
He didn’t sue them, he’s suing Deji Adeyanju.
You can only insult me, but we will state it as it is.

Peter Obi cannot be the only one saying the truth in Anambra. His successor Obiano said he left debts, the current Gov Soludo is also saying the same thing with facts .
He didn’t sue them, he’s suing Deji Adeyanju.
You can only insult me, but we will state it as it is. pic.twitter.com/t2kPwcOX8T

— Somto Onuchukwu (@chosensomto) September 16, 2026

Few years ago, ex Governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano stated that Peter Obi left a cumulative debt of around N185 billion. Professor Charles Soludo, the brilliant and highly respected Economist, has also affirmed that indeed, Obi left debt for the incoming administration. Watch. https://t.co/k6p0jTovs3 pic.twitter.com/8mehKtCbve

— Dr Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) September 16, 2026

Gov Obiano said Peter Obi left a LIABILITY (debt to be paid) of N127 billion for him 🤣🤣
I don't see any problem here anyway, except that his predecessor was the one propagating "I left money for Obiano".

Obiano & others did well in Anambra IGR, Obi was the LEAST among them!🚶‍♂️

Gov Obiano said Peter Obi left a LIABILITY (debt to be paid) of N127 billion for him 🤣🤣
I don't see any problem here anyway, except that his predecessor was the one propagating "I left money for Obiano".

Obiano & others did well in Anambra IGR, Obi was the LEAST among them!🚶‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/B90UOx0IFa

— Taiwo_Ajakaye (@dmightyangel) August 6, 2022

Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has re-echoed his allegation that his predecessor, Mr Peter Obi
demanded the sum of N7.5billion from him for sponsoring his election in 2013.

Obiano and his predecessor, Obi have had a frosty relationship shortly after his swearing in.

Obi has however denied that he demanded for the sum of N7.5billion from Obiano, saying that his problem with him was his (Obiano’s) underperformance.

Obi said if he needed the said sum, he would have simply taken it from the N75billion he left for the Obiano administration at the end of his tenure.

But Governor Obiano while speaking on Wednesday evening at Ezechima Primary School, Onitsha where he inaugurated his reelection campaigns in Onitsha North Council Area, said the clarification became necessary because of the recent accusations against him by the former Governor.

He stated that his predecessor had demanded the sum of N7.5billion from him as funds spent in prosecuting the election on his behalf, but that he refused to pay the money because it was not true.

Obiano said he refused to pay because he strongly believed that public funds should be used for public good, and not to settle godfathers.

These, he said, was the reason they fell apart.

The governor said that another reason he refused to pay the money was because he was aware that enough money was raised for his campaign by his friends and associates, all of which were never accounted for by the former governor.

On the actual sum the former Governor claimed he left behind, Governor Obiano made it clear that he inherited liability of about N127 billion debt from him in contracts awarded and other responsibilities, which he has been religiously undertaking in the spirit of continuity.

He said Obi flagged off several roads even on the day he was leaving office and saddled him with the burden of paying for it, but he assured the people that he has his eyes on the ball and will not allow anything to distract him from fulfilling his promises.

The Chairman of the Governor’s Re-election Campaign Committee, Chief Victor Umeh said APGA as the political spirit of Ndigbo, has in the past three and half years, availed Anambra good governance at its best, reminding the people that the upcoming guber election was not about Willie Obiano but about ensuring that the state remained free from political godfatherism.

A former Central Bank Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo in his speech said that at this time, the State needs a tested hand like Governor Obiano who has the experience and expertise to effectively steer her affairs.

FIND ONE PERSON I OWE FROM MY TENURE, I'LL STOP CAMPAIGNING - PETER OBI

Peter Obi sits down with @noiretvnetwork for a rare, no-holds-barred interview — and nothing is off the table.

In a candid and wide-ranging conversation, he addresses some of the difficult questions Nigerians have been asking: his relationships with political adversaries, the controversies surrounding him, the state of the nation, leadership, governance, insecurity, the economy, the 2027 election, and his vision for Nigeria’s future.

No scripts. No easy questions. No topic avoided.

Peter Obi speaks for himself — directly, openly and in his own words.

Full exclusive interview on NoireTV link in bio

FIND ONE PERSON I OWE FROM MY TENURE, I'LL STOP CAMPAIGNING - PETER OBI

Peter Obi sits down with @noiretvnetwork for a rare, no-holds-barred interview — and nothing is off the table.

In a candid and wide-ranging conversation, he addresses some of the difficult questions… pic.twitter.com/9vuZKEhdPy

— NoireTV (@Noiretvnetwork) September 17, 2026

Peter Obi did not leave Anambra debt-free.

In 2015, Willie Obiano’s government said it inherited about ₦185 billion in liabilities from Obi, mostly outstanding contract sums. Obi rejected that figure and said he left no unpaid salaries, pensions, gratuities or certified contractor bills, plus substantial cash and investments.

So the record is not that Obi left a clean slate. He left formal debt, disputed contract liabilities, and long-term loans that later administrations are still paying. His claim that he owed nobody and left the state unburdened is not supported by the full set of official figures.

Peter Obi did not leave Anambra debt-free.

In 2015, Willie Obiano’s government said it inherited about ₦185 billion in liabilities from Obi, mostly outstanding contract sums. Obi rejected that figure and said he left no unpaid salaries, pensions, gratuities or certified… pic.twitter.com/u8C3YlqC4Y

— Àkànní (@idofoi) September 16, 2026

There have been intense exchanges between Governor Charles Soludo’s administration and the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, concerning the financial status of Anambra State when he exited office as governor.

Mr Obi served as governor of the South-eastern state from 2010 to 2014, when he handed over to Willie Obiano.

Mr Obiano governed from 2014 to 2022 before Mr Soludo stepped into the cockpit of power.

Mr Soludo’s second and final term of four years in office will elapse by 17 March 2030.

The trio served on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), although Mr Obi switched to the PDP shortly after exiting office.

How the exchanges began

The state of Anambra’s finances has long been a subject of debate, but the issue resurfaced recently when the Commissioner for Finance in the state, Izuchukwu Okafor, claimed that Governor Charles Soludo’s administration was still repaying loans and other debts incurred by Mr Obi and other past governors of the state.

Responding to the claim in a now-viral clip, Mr Obi said he was not owing any debt in Anambra when he left office as governor of the state.

The former governor subsequently reiterated that he did not incur any debt as governor but rather saved over N75 billion in the state’s account.

In response, the Anambra State Government released loan records, arguing that Mr Obi’s administration reportedly took eight external loans between 2007 and 2013, amounting to $123.7 million, and that the sum has now been reduced to an outstanding balance of $92.35 million.

Obiano govt position

In November 2015, Mr Obiano said, upon assuming office, he inherited a debt of N185 billion from Mr Obi’s administration.

Daily Trust newspaper reported that the then-governor, speaking through then-Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Solo Chukwulobelu (SSG), said he did not find N75 billion in the state’s treasury, as claimed by Mr Obi.

Again, in 2017, a former National Chairman of APGA, Victor Umeh, reiterated that Mr Obi’s claims of saving N75 billion were false.

The former APGA leader maintained that Mr Obi did not mention the sum in his handover note to Mr Obiano.

Mr Umeh, now a senator, stressed that the former governor left a debt of N185 billion upon leaving office.

The politician, however, acknowledged that Mr Obi invested dollars in bonds that Mr Obiano’s administration would be unable to access due to their long maturity periods.

“Some will mature in 2030,” he had said.

For context, at the time of Mr Umeh’s comment, he and Mr Obi were in a face-off ahead of the 2017 Anambra Governorship Election, which was held on 18 November of that year.

While Mr Umeh, then an APGA chieftain, favoured Mr Obiano’s re-election, Mr Obi backed Oseloka Obaze, the then-PDP gubernatorial candidate, in the election, which Mr Obiano eventually won.

More information on the N185 billion debt and savings

Channels TV aired the news story in which Mr Chukwulobelu, a professor, detailed, on behalf of the governor, the current financial status of Anambra State that Mr Obiano’s government inherited from Mr Obi.

“As at March 2013, what was then in the bank balance (of Anambra State Government) was N9 billion,” he declared.

On debt inherited, he said: “The current (Mr Obiano’s) administration, on March 17 (2013), inherited current liabilities and contingent liabilities, totalling N185 billion.”

The then-SSG explained what he meant by “current” and “contingent” liabilities.

“These (current and contingent liabilities) are (cost of) roads that were awarded by previous administration and were still ongoing.

“The total of those (liabilities), if they are to crystallise at once, was N185 billion.”

Mr Chukwulobelu did not give separate figures for both “current and contingent liabilities.”

However, his explanation suggested that Mr Obiano’s administration merged both active debts as well as debts expected to arise from ongoing projects initiated by Mr Obi’s administration.

Meanwhile, while appearing as a guest on Channels TV programme shortly before the 2017 governorship poll, Mr Obiano corroborated his then-SSG’s position that Mr Obi left N9 billion in cash.

“My predecessor (Mr Obi) left N9 billion in cash and N25.6 billion in script issues – these are sovereign wealth funds and shares in other banks,” he had responded after the programme anchor, Seun Okinbaloye, asked him to detail what he met on the ground.

The then-governor added: “If you put N9 billion to that (N25.6 billion), you get N35.5 billion, but he issued cheques worth over N15 billion before he left.”

Dr. Florence Ajimobi formally commenced her duties as Nigeria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria following the presentation of her Letters of Credence to His Excellency Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria.

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch A. Adedeji PhD, and His Royal Majesty Oba Francis Alao, the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, were among the distinguished guests present at the occasion.

The diplomatic ceremony marked an important milestone in Nigeria’s representation in Austria and reaffirmed the enduring ties between Nigeria and Austria

Congratulations Ambassador Dr. Florence Ajimobi 👏👏👏

Florence Ajimobi has begun her tenure as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria after presenting her Letters of Credence to President Alexander Van der Bellen. She pledged to strengthen Nigeria-Austria ties in trade, investment, innovation and sustainable development.