The Anambra State government has released details of loans it says it inherited from the administration of former governor Peter Obi, putting the external debt figure at $123 billion, according to The
The records were made public on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, with the state disputing the ecological fund claim, according to Sahara Reporters. The release follows a public dispute over the debts le
The controversy has drawn in the Presidency, which, according to Punch, challenged Obi to withdraw from the presidential race over the Anambra debt dispute. Obi has responded to the state government's
The competing accounts center on two figures: the $123 billion external debt the state says it inherited, and the N2.1 billion ecological fund it says it cannot trace. The state's position is that the
What to watch next: whether Obi or the Presidency provides a detailed rebuttal to the loan records, and whether the ecological fund claim is resolved with documentary evidence from either side.
Anambra State says it inherited $123bn in external debt from Peter Obi's administration and finds no record of a N2.1bn