🚨Roman Abramovich’s custodian: the sale was illegal. The proceeds will not be handed over.
“In light of the City case, and of what has come out in recent weeks, Mr Abramovich is prepared to meet the FA and the government.
The subject is the decision that forced the sale of Chelsea.
Any arrangement on the forfeiture of the sale proceeds can only be discussed after that meeting, and only on the outcome of it.
We have always considered the agreement that forced the sale to be illegal. It was accepted because the future of the club was judged more important than compensation. That position is now open to challenge.
The most serious sporting offence currently in front of English football — the charges against Manchester City — has not been met with the same speed, or the same conclusion.
We will seek a fresh repeal. The government should forget any assumption that the proceeds are theirs to take.
This is not said lightly, and it is not said in hope of a favour. It is said because both sides now have a chance at the same standard. Fair representation. The same rules. Or neither.”
Debunking the Phantom Debts and Ecological Loan Fallacy
My attention has been drawn to trending claims by the Anambra State Government that my administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2 billion ecological loan, contractor liabilities, and unpaid salaries, gratuities, and pensions. This is completely false.
We systematically liquidated historical gratuities and arrears dating back several years, amounting to over ₦35 billion. At the point of handover, the state owed nothing in salaries, gratuities, or pensions, nor did we owe anything to any contractor for projects duly executed and certified.
The ₦2 billion ecological fund in question was released barely three months before the end of my tenure for the Oko/Umuchiana erosion crisis. Despite pressure to spend the money, I refused, insisting that it should be left for my successor because government is a continuum and the funds were tied to a specific project.
The money was therefore left 100 per cent intact in First Bank, in Account No. 2018779464, with a balance of over ₦2.13 billion.
It is important to stress that funds tied to specific projects or set aside for particular purposes were not even included in the over ₦75 billion in savings we left behind.
If anybody can establish anything to the contrary, I will stop campaigning. -PO
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