30 Facts About Peter Obi

Peter Obi was reinstated on 9 February 2007 and continued his tenure until 2010.

Peter Obi was reelected for his second term until 7 March 2014.

Peter Obi began his career in banking and later went into politics.

Peter Obi contested for the office of the Anambra State Governor in 2003 under the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Peter Obi successfully challenged this outcome in court and was declared the duly elected candidate, becoming the governor of the state on 17 March, 2006.

Peter Obi's administration was however interrupted shortly after as he was removed from office by the state assembly 3 November, 2006.

Peter Obi headed once more to court, as the position of Governor devolved to his deputy, Dame Virginia Etiaba.

Peter Obi was restored to office and resumed as governor 9 February, 2007.

Peter Obi was yet to complete his tenure when another election was held to fill the position: the electoral body, INEC, was more interested in keeping to its schedule of elections than consideration of fairness to Peter Obi.

Peter Obi's swearing in on 29 May, 2007 meant forcible removal of Obi from the governorship seat.

Peter Obi was yet once more compelled to seek judicial help.

The Supreme Court upheld Peter Obi's position, overturning another illegality to enable Peter Obi serve out his governorship from 14 June, 2007 to 17 March, 2010.

Peter Obi sought the Nigerian vice presidential nomination in 2019, along Atiku Abubakar after decamping to Peoples Democratic Party but lost to Muhammadu Buhari.

Peter Obi became a member of the Labour Party in 2022 and was handed the presidential ticket by Patrick Utomi during the primary election of the party.

Peter Obi selected Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as the vice presidential candidate for the 2023 Nigerian presidential election, and their ticket lost to president and vice president, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima.

Peter Obi was born on 19 July 1961, in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, to a devout Christian family from the Igbo town of Agulu.

Peter Obi had his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, where he obtained his West African Examination Council.

Peter Obi studied at Lagos Business School, International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, Harvard Business School, Said Business School in England, Cambridge Judge Business School, and Kellogg School of Management.

Peter Obi contested for the Governor of Anambra State under the All Progressives Grand Alliance in 2003, but lost to Chris Ngige.

Peter Obi was impeached on 3 November 2006 by the Anambra State House of Assembly led by the speaker Mike Balonwu.

On 24 March 2022, Peter Obi declared his intention to run for President of Nigeria under the party, Peoples Democratic Party.

On 8 July 2022, Peter Obi unveiled his running mate, Senator for Kaduna North Senatorial District Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.

Peter Obi received 6.1 million votes, and won in both Lagos and Abuja.

Peter Obi appeared to have made shell companies in the 1990s with the Barbados-based Beauchamp Investments Limited and UK-based Next International Limited being tied back to Peter Obi and his family.

In 2017, Peter Obi reorganized the company under the name PMGG Investments Limited and created a trust named The Gabriella Settlement, which became the sole shareholder in PMGG Investments Limited.

Peter Obi was not holding any political position at this time.

Peter Obi stated that he did not break any laws and clarified that the accounts' money was accrued from his time as a businessman.

In 1992, Peter Obi married Margaret Brownson and they have two children: Oseloka and Gabriella.

In 2013 Peter Obi became the Silverbird Group's Man of the Year.

Peter Obi was the recipient of the This Day award for the Governor of the Decade in 2020, and the Leadership Excellence Award's Man of the Year in 2022.