Emmanuel Unaegbu

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[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

The challenge of #Post2015 #SDGs is not growing world #population or expensive #lifestyle but the absence of #GoodGovernance

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@SizweBansii @DONUKOGBARA What kind of statement is this? This zero tolerance fir criticism of Obi will damage him more. Counter her with superior argument (if you have any) than name call abd abuse at every turn.

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@JamiluSufi @PeterObi @KwankwasoRM We have heard you. Obi loves Nigeria but Atiku hates it. That is why he is insisting on running.

Tell Atiku to do the honorable thing. He should accept the place of a king maker. It is a more honorable role.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

ON THE ANAMBRA DEBT QUESTION

I have remained silent over the past few days because I have been grieving the loss of my very dear elder brother and friend, Chief Okey Ezeibe. However, the time has come for me to address some of the matters that have occupied public discussion in recent days.

I respectfully urge everyone to concentrate on the existential challenges confronting Nigeria and the hardships endured by its citizens, rather than on the needless distractions that have become widespread in our politics.

I wish to assure the public that I have no disagreement with my dear elder brother, Governor Soludo, or with any governor in Nigeria. I am not seeking the office of governor in any state, and I will not seek that position again, even if the Constitution is amended.

Accordingly, I appeal to governors to support whichever presidential candidate they choose while also permitting and assisting other presidential candidates and contenders for other offices to campaign freely and without interruption in their states. Ultimately, voters should be allowed to determine whom they wish to serve them.

Regarding the multilateral funding inaccurately described as “debt owed by Peter Obi” in Anambra State, I wish to state unequivocally:

As Governor of Anambra State, I did not approach any financial institution to borrow funds or issue a bond on behalf of the state. Indeed, at his farewell ceremony, the then Director-General of the DMO, Abraham Nwankwo, appointed me chairman and declared that, during his 10 years in office, I was the only state governor who had not approached him for a loan facility.

When I left office, the Anambra State Government owed no unpaid salaries, gratuities, or pensions. Neither did it owe any contractor or supplier who had completed work that the government had verified and certified.

Regarding development financing from the World Bank, these are concessionary development-support funds secured by the Federal Government for states selected by it to address specific needs. Repayment is spread over 25 to 30 years.

The Anambra State Government must therefore differentiate among three separate figures: the total amount approved for the multiyear development program; the amount Anambra State actually drew during my tenure; and the funding balance outstanding when I handed over on 17 March 2014.

The government has combined these distinct categories, added them together, and described the resulting US$123.77 million as “loans left by Peter Obi.” That is an incorrect application of public-sector accounting.

The eight facilities identified were primarily World Bank and IFAD development programs negotiated by the Federal Government, with participating states receiving access to the funds through subsidiary arrangements. They were not conventional commercial loans that I personally secured during my tenure.

This does not suggest that Anambra had no repayment responsibilities; rather, each facility must be examined in light of its approval, effectiveness, drawdown, and repayment record.

The clearest contradiction appears in the government’s own figures. It states that the original facilities amounted to approximately US$123.77 million and that US$92.35 million remained outstanding in June 2026. However, the DMO’s published records showed Anambra’s total external debt at approximately US$18 million when I began my tenure in March 2006, about US$30 million in March 2014, when I left office, and approximately US$45.15 million as of 31 December 2014, nine months after my departure.

The Anambra State Government must therefore clarify how a state whose recorded external debt was about US$30 million in March 2014 and US$45.15 million in December 2014 could supposedly have inherited US$123.77 million from Peter Obi, who left office in March of that same year.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@Chigozieialex @MoghaluKingsley @Jack_ng01 He tou seen this disclaimer from @MoghaluKingsley

[Kingsley Moghalu OON @MoghaluKingsley]

I am surprised to see a statement from @atiku and @ADCNig campaign team including my name as a member of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s policy team for the 2027 presidential campaign.

For the record:

1. I was not consulted and did not give my consent to my name being published as a member of the ADC candidate’s policy team.

2. I am NOT, in fact a member of Atiku’s policy team, even unofficially or in any advisory capacity.

3. I have quit partisan politics in Nigeria since 2022. I have maintained, and continue to maintain, my non-partisan posture in our country’s national affairs. I am not a member or sympathizer of any political party in Nigeria.

4. My primary engagement is as President of @IGETAfrica , a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy, and as CEO of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm.

5. I remain committed to my country, Nigeria and its progress, but such commitment does not have to entail ANY partisan alignment. I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship.

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[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@codenamemarcus @MoghaluKingsley @atiku @ADCNig He said they did not reach out to him but made his naming as a member of the PPC public. Why should he reach them privately? Public for public. Simple

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@DrFolaseye This isa wrought logo. You know but you have continued your walk of shame.

We love you for the 65 persons you helped but do not let that get into your head.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@GeneralSnow_ Please, it is not a war. The point about the independence of the movement while support the party has reached their ears.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@TheoAbuAgada I love the fact that you are holding this space. But I wish you had done this earlier. You hardly mentioned Peter Obi I your posts. I am glad you are mentioning his name in this space.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@Jack_ng01 Tell @atiku to suspend his ambition and support Obi/Kwankwaso. As the king maker he will be loved and respected among the young and old. Rotimi Amaechi as DG campaign to serves as Minister of FCT. Seyi Makinde as ...

By 12noon o election day, we would have won the election.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@woye1 Tinubu must go.

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@TheoAbuAgada @PeterObi You need to do more promoting PO or step aside. Thank you very much. May God help you make the right decision. Good night.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

Dear @TheoAbuAgada , I would have loved to send you this message directly instead of a public post.

Now, as the official new media handler, it is very painful to read from you handle that the last post you made about the Presidential candidate of the @NDC was on Sept 10th.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@TheoAbuAgada It is clear that you have a problem working with PO. I advice you do better. But if you conscience would not let you do the job of promoting @PeterObi for whatever reason you may have, I advice you do the honourable thing.

The NDC is not about Sen. Seriake Dickson.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@Jack_ng01 Why did you make it happen? I thought you are a very influential person in Amambra politics.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@Jack_ng01 Those behind it are obidients? And they passed it and reinitiated the whose process?

Please do not give yourself too much credit.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@AbdulMahmud01 Thought engaging article.

"Whether Peter Obi’s Myshkin-like innocence will be crushed by the machinery of the opposition, or whether it will successfully inaugurate a new, transformed Nigeria, remains the defining question of our time."

I do not see it happening. We are all in.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@Jack_ng01 With comments like this from supporter of ADC, one can deduce the the ADC do not fancy their chances of winning this election without a coalition with other parties. On the other hand, the NDC do not want a coalition because they fancy their chances of winning.

That tells alot.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@brenokwaraji @Xtopherewesi @AfamDeluxo @Jack_ng01 @Chigozieialex You can disagree with people but name calling should be out if it.

This tweet may co.r biting in the near future.

This thing you are accusing him of will then be your case.

[Emmanuel Unaegbu @emmalysis]

@fkeyamo @officialABAT The worst of Peter Obi @PeterObi is better then the Best of Tinubu @officialABAT.

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The worst of Peter Obi @PeterObi is better than the best of @officialABAT

The worst of Peter Obi @PeterObi is better than the best of @CCSoludo

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