By our Correspondent
A Muslim community leader in Anambra State, Garba Haruna, has refuted claims that former state governor Peter Obi instructed members of the northern community to obtain identification cards.
Haruna made the clarification during an interview with Advocacy for Good Governance on Monday, August 10, 2026, while addressing allegations about the treatment of northerners and Muslims during Obi’s administration.
According to Haruna, the identification cards mentioned in some reports were produced by the northern community itself and were not introduced or ordered by the former governor.
He explained that the northern community independently created the cards for organisational purposes, adding that he had personally seen one of them and was aware of how it came about.
Haruna stressed that Obi had no involvement in the production of the identification cards and dismissed suggestions that the former governor established a special identification system for northerners living in Anambra.
The community leader, who said he has lived in Anambra for more than 40 years, noted that his personal experience did not support several of the allegations being circulated about Obi’s relationship with northerners and Muslims in the state.
He maintained that members of the northern community enjoyed a cordial relationship with the former governor and urged the public to separate political narratives from the experiences of people who actually lived under Obi’s administration.
Haruna’s comments come amid renewed debate over Obi’s tenure as Anambra governor and allegations concerning his treatment of non-indigenous communities. His account offers the perspective of a northern Muslim resident who said he personally experienced the relationship between the community and the former governor.
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