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Soludo said he inherited over ₦100 billion in debt from the Obiano administration (some reports citing a more specific figure of about ₦109 billion as of December 2021), alongside only about ₦300-400 million in cash in the state treasury.

The administration says it has avoided new borrowing to finance budget deficits since 2022 and has grown revenue significantly, but a full independently verified account of how the inherited debt itself has been paid down was not identified for this entry.

Soludo said the state treasury held only around ₦300-400 million in cash at the point of handover, which he described as evidence the state's finances were 'not quite robust.'

The administration says it introduced more transparent accounting systems and has since grown IGR substantially, though no independently verified reconciliation of the exact handover cash position was identified for this entry.

Former Governor Willie Obiano, who left office alongside the debt and treasury issues above, was arrested by the EFCC shortly after handover and later arraigned on a nine-count charge alleging he diverted over ₦4 billion from the state's security fund account during his final years in office, using unlicensed companies.

The trial has continued under a newly assigned judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, with proceedings fixed to continue from November 2025; no verdict had been reached as of the most recent information reviewed for this entry.

Anambra had experienced roughly 40 years of disputes over the creation, recognition, and administration of autonomous communities, repeatedly generating competing claims to traditional leadership positions.

A Supreme Court judgment delivered on 5 June 2026 settled the underlying legal disputes, which Soludo said effectively ended the long-running conflict.