- Peter Obi has dismissed accusations of fraud leveled by presidential aide Daniel Bwara against Obi when he was governor of Anambra State (“419”).
- Bwala alleged that Obi deposited state funds into a bank he chaired to personally accrue interest.
- Obi refuted the accusation, stressing that he left office with no unpaid wages, pensions, tips or suppliers, and said he chose to ignore “characters” like Bwara, claiming their attacks were motivated by a need to “feed” (financial incentives).
Former Labor Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has responded to allegations by presidential aide Daniel Bwara who accused Obi of fraudulent activities while he was governor of Anambra State (“419”).
Obi recently said on a podcast that the reason he ignored Bwala was because presidential aides were financially motivated to attack him.
Bwala accused Obi of “fraudulent” management of state funds, claiming the former governor deposited state funds in a bank of which he was chairman to personally accrue interest. Bwala said:
“Peter Obi saved money, but he deposited it in a bank, he was the chairman of this guy and that’s where he made his money. He would always recommend you to Anambra. He would say, when I left, I saved this… there is something called assets and liabilities. When people come to explain how much they have liabilities, if you subtract the liabilities from what you consider savings, there is nothing. It’s called a pure 419.”
Obi responded directly to the accusations saying:
“Normally I don’t answer to these types of characters. When I left office, I didn’t owe the state any salary, I didn’t owe any gratuity, I didn’t owe any pension, I didn’t owe any suppliers who delivered goods… This person has never been to Anambra State. I don’t answer to these types of characters, I just leave them because that’s what they used to feed.”
