Obiano left billions of debt with ₦300m balance in Anambra – Governor Soludo laments

Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the new governor of Anambra State has revealed that he met only ₦300million in the state’s treasury when he assumed office on March 17, 2022, TopNaija reports.

Governor Soludo disclosed this during an interview with Arise TV today March 22. According to the governor, he inherited debts running into “hundreds of billions of naira” from his predecessor, Willie Obiano.

“In terms of debt I inherited, it runs into hundreds of billions of Naira. In that of cash, we met about N300million only. In fact, let’s not talk about it. Our treasury is funny. I hope we shall make money henceforth to help us fulfill our promises for infrastructure and development of the state.

But in terms of what I met in our coffers, my brother, it’s pathetic. Please let us not go there. God will help us.”

The former CBN governor said the reason most governors usually have problems with their successors is that some of them, even when out of government, want to determine what goes on in government.

“What causes such problems is that some people, even when they are out of government, they want to be the ones to determine what happens in the government, without giving the governor the chance to run the government.

“They want to determine who is where, and who gets what. And once these things begin to happen, there is bound to be a problem.

“But Chief Willie Obiano is not that kind of man. I do not see him as that kind of man who will want to interfere.

“He is a gentleman, an honourable man, and I give it to him. I mentioned him even in my inaugural speech, he is a man who stands by his words,” Soludo said.

Recall that hours after he handed over to Soludo, Governor Obiano was apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport while on his way to the US.