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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