I heard Peter Obi draws no payment as former governor of Anambra State. This is clearly not about his candidacy or anything - I don’t want my trolls agreeing with me - but how many former governors can make this same claim? How many would like to join him on this stand?

Gov Peter Obi pays N1.2bn to Anambra pensioners making it N33bn committed to clearing arrears owed since 1996

Debunking the Phantom Debts and Ecological Loan Fallacy My attention has been drawn to trending claims by the Anambra State Government that my administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2 billion ecological loan, contractor liabilities, and unpaid salaries, gratuities, and pensions. This is completely false. We systematically liquidated historical gratuities and arrears dating back several years, amounting to over ₦35 billion. At the point of handover, the state owed nothing in salaries, gratuities, or pensions, nor did we owe anything to any contractor for projects duly executed and certified. The ₦2 billion ecological fund in question was released barely three months before the end of my tenure for the Oko/Umuchiana erosion crisis. Despite pressure to spend the money, I refused, insisting that it should be left for my successor because government is a continuum and the funds were tied to a specific project. The money was therefore left 100 per cent intact in First Bank, in Account No. 2018779464, with a balance of over ₦2.13 billion. It is important to stress that funds tied to specific projects or set aside for particular purposes were not even included in the over ₦75 billion in savings we left behind. If anybody can establish anything to the contrary, I will stop campaigning. -PO

EXTRA: ‘Raise your fingers again, we’ll cut them off’ — Borno commissioner threatens critics Sainna Buba, commissioner for youth and sports development in Borno, has warned critics against attacking the state government. Buba spoke on Saturday in Maiduguri during a campaign inauguration event organised by the City Boy Movement, a political support organisation for the second-term bid of President Bola Tinubu. The commissioner said those who continued to oppose the Babagana Zulum’s administration would face consequences, noting that politics is built on patience, lobbying and enforcement. thecable.ng/extra-raise-your…

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