Peter Obi

Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi, commonly known as Peter Obi, is a Nigerian politician and activist who was the former governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.^[1]

Early life

Peter was born on July 19, 1961, and grew up in Onitsha⁣ where he currently lives. Obi was the former governor of Anambra State and in 2022, he became the 2023 Nigerian presidential election nominee of Labour Party.^[2]

He had his tertiary education at the University of Nigeria in 1984 after his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha. He has worked in different managerial capacities, from Chairman and Director of Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Guardian Express Bank Plc, Future View Securities Ltd, Paymaster Nigeria Ltd, Chams Nigeria Ltd, Data Corp Ltd and Card Centre Ltd. He was also the youngest chairman of Fidelity Bank Nigeria.^[3]

Political Career

In 2003, Obi went into politics as a member of All Progressive Grand Alliance after his entrepreneurship stage for governor. He won the election in 2006.

Awards and Recognitions

In 2007, he was named Man of the Year by Sun Newspaper.^[4] Two years later, he was awarded the Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria and Governor of the Decade in 2020 by This Day.^[4] Obi has won many awards including Champion Newspaper's Nigeria's Most Trustworthy Governor in 2009. Followed by West Africa ICT Development Award for Governor of the Year in 2010. He was one of the Africans for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East Nigeria in 2012. Obi also won Silverbird Man of the Year in 2013.

Personal life

Obi is married to Margaret Brownson Obi.^[5]

Reference

↑ Samson, Adenekan (2022-05-30). "Peter Obi emerges Labour Party presidential candidate". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ "Di careful businessman wey dey capture young Nigerian hearts". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ Odunsi, Wale (2018-10-12). "Peter Obi: Profile of PDP vice presidential candidate". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Henry Akubuiro (19 July 2022). "Peter Obi: 61 years on a solid rock". In 2007, Obi won The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Two years later, he won both Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria and Champion Newspaper Most Trustworthy Governor Award. While Obi won the 2010 ICT Governor of the Year awarded by the West Africa ICT Development Award, 2011 embraced him with the Zik Leadership Prize
↑ Obidike Okafor. "Peter Obi pens heartfelt tribute to wife on 49th birthday". businessday.ng. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

Other websites

Peter Obi Profile on African Confidential
Peter Obi and a Dream Deferred Council on Foreign Relations

[1] Samson, Adenekan (2022-05-30). "Peter Obi emerges Labour Party presidential candidate". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[2] "Di careful businessman wey dey capture young Nigerian hearts". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[3] Odunsi, Wale (2018-10-12). "Peter Obi: Profile of PDP vice presidential candidate". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[sun-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Henry Akubuiro (19 July 2022). "Peter Obi: 61 years on a solid rock". In 2007, Obi won The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Two years later, he won both Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria and Champion Newspaper Most Trustworthy Governor Award. While Obi won the 2010 ICT Governor of the Year awarded by the West Africa ICT Development Award, 2011 embraced him with the Zik Leadership Prize

[5] Obidike Okafor. "Peter Obi pens heartfelt tribute to wife on 49th birthday". businessday.ng. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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