Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The Anambra State Government has released the state's loan records, insisting that Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), incurred debts during his time as governor of Anambra State from 2006 to 2014.

The Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Law Mefor, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Commissioner for Finance in the state, Izuchukwu Okafor, claimed during a podcast that Governor Charles Soludo's administration was still repaying loans and other debts incurred by Mr Obi and other past governors of the state.

Responding to the claim in a now-viral clip, Mr Obi said he was not owing any debt in Anambra when he le...