Oshiomhole picks holes in Peter Obi’s $150m Anambra savings claim

Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has taken a swipe astatine the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, implicit his assertion that helium saved $150 cardinal erstwhile helium was Anambra State governor.

Oshiomhole launched the disapproval portion fielding questions successful an interrogation connected Symfoni TV.

He questioned however the funds were obtained erstwhile the Federal Government paid states’ allocations successful naira.

According to the national lawmaker, helium was a subordinate of the National Economic Council, NEC, with Obi erstwhile Nigerian governors requested to person their national allocations successful dollars.

The erstwhile Edo authorities governor, who said the Federal Government rejected the proposal, stressed that Nigeria recognised naira arsenic its currency.

“So each the allocations we person are successful naira. So I asked Obi, wherever did you get dollars to save? Did you person naira from Abuja and spell to bargain dollars to prevention for Anambra State,” Oshiomhole said.

He described the assertion arsenic untrue, stating that the incumbent politician of Anambra state, Chukwuma Soludo, had tried to propulsion much airy connected the fiscal issues surrounding Obi’s record.

The ex-Nigeria Labour Congress president arsenic questioned Obi’s assertion that helium did ...