Peter Obi Lied, He Left N9 Billion, Not N75 Billion- Anambra Government

Anambra state government has put a lie to the claim by the immediate past administration of Mr. Peter Obi that he left N75 billion liquid cash in the coffers of the state government while leaving office 19 months ago but that the actual amount in the coffers was N9 billion.
The former governor had claimed while taking his exit after two terms in office that he kept N75 billion in government coffers for his successor, Chief Willie Obiano.
The claim became controversial when some officials of the present Obiano administration tried to dispute it late last year in hushed voices.
But at a media briefing on Saturday inside the conference room of the government house in Awka, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu flanked by other members of the State Executive Council (SEC) said that the Obi administration as at March 2014 upon handover had approximately a cash balance of N9.0 billion left in the coffers, while local and foreign investments, refunds and bank balances stood at N75.0 billion. [myad]