Peter Obi
Nigerian politician and businessman (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Peter Obi?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi CON (Igbo: [òbí] ⓘ; born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian politician, statesman, political activist and businessman who served as the Governor of Anambra State from June 2007 to March 2014. He has previously held the position from March to November 2006 and February to May 2007. Obi was the Labour Party candidate for President of Nigeria in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Peter Obi | |
---|---|
Governor of Anambra State | |
In office 14 June 2007 – 17 March 2014 | |
Preceded by | Andy Uba |
Succeeded by | Willie Obiano |
In office 9 February 2007 – 29 May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Virginia Etiaba |
Succeeded by | Andy Uba |
In office 17 March 2006 – 2 November 2006 | |
Preceded by | Chris Ngige |
Succeeded by | Virginia Etiaba |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Gregory Obi (1961-07-19) 19 July 1961 (age 62) Onitsha, Eastern Region, Nigeria (now in Anambra State, Nigeria) |
Political party | Labour Party (since 2022) |
Other political affiliations | All Progressives Grand Alliance (2002–2014) People's Democratic Party (before 2002; 2014–2022) |
Spouse |
Margaret Brownson Obi (née Usen)
(m. 1992) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
Occupation |
|
Born in Onitsha, Anambra State, Obi graduated from Christ the King College, Onitsha, where he finished his secondary education. He proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1984 for his tertiary education. Afterwards, Obi contested for the 2003 Anambra State gubernatorial election under the flagship of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), but was defeated by Chris Ngige. In 2006, the election of Ngige was nullified; declaring Obi, the winner of the election, and he assumed office in March 2006. Shortly, he was impeached in November of same year by the Anambra State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker Mike Balonwu. However, his impeachment was overturned and he returned to office in February 2007. Obi was later removed from office after the 2007 Anambra State gubernatorial election, but the judiciary intervened by ruling that "he should be allowed to complete a full four-year term". In 2010, he was re-elected for the 2010 Anambra State gubernatorial election for his second term as the Governor of Anambra State.
After leaving office in 2014, Obi decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party and was selected in 2019 as the vice presidential candidate for the 2019 Nigerian general election running along Atiku Abubakar–the presidential candidate, but they lost to Muhammadu Buhari and vice president Yemi Osinbajo. In 2022, Obi ran for president along Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, initially under PDP, but later to Labour Party in May 2022 to obtain its nomination. Obi's presidential campaign has been described as populist and performed well among youth, who have been nicknamed "Obidients" though he lost to Bola Tinubu.