Complete Profile Of The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Gregory Obi

Here is the complete profile of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi (CON).

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• DATE OF BIRTH: 19th July 1961
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria
• NATIONALITY: Nigerian
• MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

1.  Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C.)
2. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)
3. Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)
4. Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid Marketing)
5. Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)
6. London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)
7. Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )
8. Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior Executive Program)
9. Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-Through Program for CEOs)
10. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced Executive Program)
11. Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt Program)
12. Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt& Leadership Program)
13. Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced Leadership Program)

Previous Positions

1. Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)
2. Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May, 2015)
3. Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May, 2015)
4. Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)
5. Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)
6. Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
7. Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.
8. Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd.
9. Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd.
10. Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc.
11. Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd
12. Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.
13. Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc.
14. Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd
15. Former Director: Card Centre Plc

Membership Of Professional Association /Organizationa

• Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
• Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers
• Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD)

Membership Of Federal Government Committees

In my capacity as the Governor of Anambra State, I served as a member of:

• Federal Government Committee on Minimum Wage
• Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy
• Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit
•  Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource
• National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform
• National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds
• National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export
• Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council
• Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in Nigeria
• National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector

Introduction Of Constitutional And Other Major Changes In Nigerian Politics

• He was the first gubernatorial candidate in Nigeria to legally challenge to its logical conclusion, his governorship electoral victory that was denied him. He won in the Courts and reclaimed his mandate.
• He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts.
• Peter Gregory Obi was the first Governor in Nigeria to seek the interpretation of tenures of Governors when INEC allowed elections to take place in Anambra State when his tenure had not expired; – the election already concluded was cancelled and he was allowed to complete his tenure.
• He was the first Governor to serve a 2nd term in both the new and old Anambra State, that is, almost 40 years after creation of the State.
• He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed a Special Adviser to the President.
• He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the Presidential Economic Management Team.
• Obi was among the first Governors to be honoured with a National Award in 2011, while still in office.
• Though the only Governor whose political party was in government in only one State, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum twice.
• Though the only non-PDP Governor in the South-East (made up of 5 States), he was elected by the other 4 PDP Governors as their Chairman for 8 years rather than the usual one year.

Fundamental Achievements As Peter Obi As Governor Of Anambra State (Partial Listing)

1). Anambra was the first State to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. At a time many other Governors were leaving huge debts, I left the equivalent of $500 million Dollars in investment as well as local and foreign currency, including $156 million in Dollar-denominated bonds.

2). For the first time in the history of Anambra State, Ambassadors and High Commissioners of notable countries such as United States, Britain, Russia, European Union, South Africa, Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, Canada, – among others, visited the State. Before my tenure, Anambra was practically a pariah state blacklisted by the Diplomatic Corps and international development partners.

3). Development partners such as UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, DFID, the European Union etc., which hitherto were not in Anambra State started working with the State. Anambra was consistently adjudged one of the best states in development partnership and commitment to reforms for good governance.

4). Peter Gregory Obi was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium – Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria.

5). The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) rated Anambra as the least indebted state in Nigeria. In spite of visible and measurable achievements recorded in various – sectors, the State under him did not borrow or raise bonds for her various projects.

6). The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra State as the most financially stable state in the country.

7). The State’s ground-breaking return of schools to their original owners – Voluntary Agencies (Churches) on 1st January 2009, and subsequent partnership with the Agencies in Education, saw the State move from 24th position out of 36 States to Number One in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) – examinations for three consecutive years. This made the World Bank to commission a study, led by the renowned Prof. Paul Collier of Oxford University, on this revolutionary partnership and phenomenal achievement.

8). The State also entered into strategic partnership with the Churches in the Health sector. This symbiotic relationship resulted in a tremendous boost to health care because of the services offered by in health institutions owned by Voluntary Agencies, – while the State restored grants to the agencies and made available to them more than 50 million Dollars in various types of support.

9). Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his Government funded the transformation of -:

• Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi;
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala;
• St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha;
• Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and
• St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.