‘I was misled’ — Kenneth Okonkwo changes position on Peter Obi’s Anambra debt record
Kenneth Okonkwo stated that he was misled when he previously defended Peter Obi regarding his financial and debt record as governor of Anambra State. He explained that his shift in position follows recent data and disclosures from the Anambra State Government alleging that Obi left behind significant external financing facilities.
He pointed to recent statements from the Anambra state government, adding that the disclosures have left him reconsidering some of his stance on Obi before the 2023 general election.
Speaking on on ‘Sunday Politics’, a programme on Television Continental (TVC), Okonkwo said he could no longer stand by some of the claims he tendered on Obi in the face of new information concerning the latter’s stint in Anambra.
“You know me, I’m a very passionate person in whatever I believe in. Let me tell you because I was misled,” he said.
“There was a time I told Nigerians that Peter Obi was not owing anything, did not leave any debt, he was not owing any salary. No gratuity. No pension. And I said, go and verify.
“I’m not a man that stands on my own misunderstanding. When I see the facts, I agree.
“The fact is Anambra state government said he borrowed eight loans. The fact is that Anambra state said that at the water corporation, he was owing workers there, all the salaries, all the arrears. I cannot say the same thing that I said about Peter Obi in 2023.”
