The Anambra State Government has released a new document it says shows the approval of N363.381 million as the second tranche of salary arrears owed to workers, pensioners and next of kin of the defunct Anambra State Water Corporation and the Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency.
The state government said the funds were approved to settle outstanding payments allegedly dating back to the administration of former Governor Peter Obi.
The document was published on Friday by the Anambra State New Media Office on X, a day after Obi appeared on Arise Television and denied borrowing money from any bank.
Dated May 24, 2025, the document was signed by the then Head of Service, Dame Theodora Okwy Igwegbe, and addressed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
The post was captioned, “PART 3: EVIDENCE THAT LYING IS IN PETER OBI’S DNA”.
It added, “The Soludo administration paid the first tranche of State workers’ entitlements—entitlements Peter Obi left unpaid during his eight years as governor. Gov Soludo has now, also, paid the second. Peter Obi knows we know he’s lying.”
The document is a request to release N363m to clear part of workers’ unpaid salaries, after the government settled with their union out of court.
According to the document, the payment was part of the terms of settlement reached on February 6, 2024, concerning arrears owed to workers, pensioners and next of kin of the defunct Water Corporation and Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency.
According to the document, the second tranche was due for disbursement in 2026.
“That the agreed second tranche payment of Three Hundred and Sixty-Three Million, Three Hundred and Eighty-One Thousand Naira only (N363,381,000.00) is due for disbursement in line with the Terms of Settlement signed on 6th February 2024,” the Head of Service wrote.
According to her, the payment would be processed through the State Government Payroll System via a dedicated account.
The document further stated that the payment would “further reinforce your administration’s commitment to social justice, workers’ welfare, and adherence to agreements reached with organised labour”.