(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
Christ the King College, Onitsha
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Occupation
Politician
businessman
banker
Peter Gregory Onwubuasi ObiCON (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).
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.
Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi CON (Igbo: [òbí] ; born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian politician, statesman, political activist and businessman who served as...
Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party, and former Governor of Anambra State PeterObi, Labour Party. Other federal elections, including elections to the House...
previous governor, PeterObi, was impeached by the state legislature for alleged gross misconduct. She transferred her powers back to PeterObi three months...
declared his support to PeterObi in the second verse "I dey hope on PeterObi to save me", and earlier described himself as PeterObi's running mate on social...
previous governor, PeterObi, was impeached by the state legislature for alleged gross misconduct. She transferred her powers back to Obi three months later...
community also has produced a Governor in Anambra State in the person of Mr PeterObi. Agulu is also known for the Agulu-Nanka erosion sites. Agulu comprises...
Governor of Anambra State PeterObi joined the party from the PDP, the Labour Party held its presidential primary in Asaba where Obi was nominated unopposed...
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Ralph Nwosu, and the incumbent governor, PeterObi. In all, there were 25 candidates for that election. PeterObi won that election and started his second...
date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March. PeterObi—the nominee of the Labour Party—won the state by nearly 10,000 votes,...
Andy Uba from office and replaced him with his predecessor Obi. On 6 February 2010, PeterObi was re-elected governor for a second term of four years, after...
Together with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, the NLC supported PeterObi and the Labour Party in the 2023 Nigerian general election, a party the...
to end strike – PeterObi tells Buhari". Vanguard. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022. Okonji, Emma; Alekhuogie, Nosa. "PeterObi: I Will Remove Fuel...
October 2006 on alleged mismanagement of public funds and serial killings PeterObi (born 19 July 1961) was impeached as the Executive Governor of Anambra...
Papers: Inside PeterObi's secret businesses -- and how he broke the law". 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-05. "It's Official: Atiku names PeterObi as running...
"Easter Musings: Peter Mbah, PeterObi and Apostle Peter". Prime Business Africa. Retrieved 22 April 2022. "2023 Elections: Peter Mbah Wins Enugu PDP...
metonymic supporters of the new candidates, the Obidient movement of PeterObi, previously governor of Anambra State, widely appealed to young, urban...
People's Democratic Party (PDP) polled 6,984,520 votes. Labour Party's PeterObi had 6,101,533 votes to come third. Tinubu constitutionally began his presidency...
Ayo Oritsejafor, Mensa Otabil, and Tudor Bismark. Politicians including PeterObi, Yemi Osinbajo, Babajide Fashola have also visited the mission. They also...
over Orji was one of major political upsets caused by the ‘effect of PeterObi’ the presidential candidate of LP. John-Mark, Aisha (2023-02-27). "Abia...
Nigeria's president, defeating former vice president Atiku Abubakar and PeterObi. February 27 – The United Kingdom and the European Union reach an agreement...
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