Peter Obi is a businessman and politician from Nigeria who served as governor of Anambra from March to November 2006, as well as from February to May 2007, and June 2007 to March 2014.
After defecting from the PDP, he became the Labour Party’s candidate for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election in May 2022.
His presidential campaign, according to many, is a populist one, and it is prudent to say that his campaign has received enormous support from many young Nigerians. His followers and people who share in his vision are known as “Obi-dients.”
Peter Obi Biography
Renowned politician, Peter Obi is an indigene of Onitsha, Anambra State. His date of birth is July 19, 1961.
His secondary school education was at Christ the King College which is located in Onitsha and as of 1980, he was accepted into the University of Nigeria, which in four years time, that is in the year 1984, he earned a B.A. (Hons) in philosophy.
Peter Obi received certificates in the Senior Executive Program and the Chief Executive Officer Program from the London School of Economics, Columbia Business School, Lagos Business School, and the International Institute for Management Development.
It was on record that he is a graduate of the prestigious Harvard Business School, where he completed two major programs. He also attended the Judge Business School in Cambridge, the Sad Business School in Oxford, and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Peter Obi career
Obi worked in business before transitioning into politics. Obi claims that he was born into a trading family and that he first worked as a trader before moving into business. He was in charge in a couple of private companies.
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate Peter Obi ran for governor of Anambra State in 2003, but the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Chris Ngige of the People’s Democratic Party the victor (INEC)
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Peter Obi the victor of the 2010 Anambra State governor’s race, defeating Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo.
His four-year term as governor of Anambra State was extended by Governor Obi’s election victory.
Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for president of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 election, selected Peter Obi on October 12 as his running mate.
Obi opposed calls for a uniform national minimum wage as a vice presidential candidate, arguing that different states should have their own minimum wages. In second place was the Abubakar/Obi ticket.
Peter Obi announced on March 24, 2022, that he intended to run for president of Nigeria on the Peoples Democratic Party’s platform, but later withdrew his declaration indicating that he would run on the platform of the Labour Party.
Peter Obi wife
In 1992, Peter Obi married the love of his wife who is in the person of Margaret Brownson Obi. Peter Obi is a devout Catholic of Igbo descent.
Peter Obi children
Aside from being a renowned politician, Peter Obi is also a proud father. His blissful marriage has been blessed with two children – a male and a female. The name of Peter Obi’s male child is Oseloka Obi while the female child is known as Gabriella Obi.
Peter Obi Political Positions
Obi, as a candidate, has publicly demanded that the federal government name those responsible for financing terrorism and oil theft in Nigeria.
Obi expressed his support for the End SARS social movement against police brutality in 2020.
Obi has stated that he believes women are less likely than men to be corrupt in public office, and that his gubernatorial staff was predominantly female. Obi has stated that he wishes to abolish the office of Nigeria’s First Lady.
Peter Obi Scandals
The Premium Times once reported that Peter Obi was involved in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands and Barbados through offshore companies.
Obi appeared to have established shell companies in the 1990s, with Barbados-based Beauchamp Investments Limited and the United Kingdom-based Next International (UK) Limited being linked to Obi and his family.
This was before he ever held a political position in Nigeria. According to additional reporting, Obi used Access International to help him set up and manage Gabriella Investments Limited, a company in the British Virgin Islands named after Obi’s daughter, in 2010.
The reported further indicated that Peter Obi violated several laws as a result of his business dealings.
Obi continued to serve as a director of Next International (UK) Limited while serving as Governor of Anambra State, which is a direct violation of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.
However, in an interview with Arise News, Obi described that claim as misleading and incorrect, stating that he resigned from all companies prior to becoming Governor of Anambra State.
Peter Obi Net Worth
The net worth of Peter Obi is around $10 million and this is due to his renowned businesses and other ventures.
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