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.
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