The Anambra State Government has said over 200 Anambra Water Corporation staff died under the administration of former Governor Peter Obi.

In a statement on Monday, the state said the deaths happened as a result of non-payment of entitlements, while the corporation’s allocated funds were given as loans to private contractors.

The state shared a video showing some of the staff holding a prayer session, begging God to soften the heart of Anambra's "Pharaoh," Obi, so he would release their many years of unpaid salaries & entitlements

"The question is: Why do the workers keep mentioning Obi in this matter?" the state government asked.

"While Obi’s team claimed that the Corporation was dead before Obi arrived, why was Ngige paying their salaries, paying electricity bills, buying water treatment for the waterworks in Onitsha, and didn’t declare the Corporation dead? Those are the questions Obi needs to answer.

"Also, Ezeife, Mbadinuju, & Ngige never labelled the Corporation as dead, only Peter Obi did

"If that’s the case, how come Obi’s government allocated money to the board in the budget and then gave those funds to private contractors as loans?

"May their souls rest in peace. Amen."