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Peter Gregory Obi
Nigeria Democratic CongressNDCNigerian businessman and politician, born in Onitsha in 1961. He served two terms as Governor of Anambra State (2006–2014) and placed third in the 2023 presidential election with over six million votes. He now leads the Nigeria Democratic Congress ticket for the 2027 election, running alongside Rabiu Kwankwaso.
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Born in Onitsha
Peter Gregory Obi is born in Onitsha, Anambra State, into a trading family.
Source: peterobi.onlineGovernor of Anambra State
Serves two terms as governor over eight years (17 March 2006 – 17 March 2014), a tenure that survives an impeachment attempt and includes regaining his mandate through a Supreme Court ruling.
Source: peterobi.onlineSchools returned to the missions
Eighteen secondary schools are handed back to the Catholic and Anglican churches in January 2009, followed by 1,040 primary schools in November 2011, with roughly ₦6bn in state grants paid over the following fifteen months. The state continues paying teacher salaries while the missions run the schools.
Source: VanguardAnambra ranks first in NECO nationally
Anambra rises from among the bottom ten states in national examination rankings to first place in NECO results, holding that position for three consecutive years.
Source: NewswireNGRState revenue nearly doubles
Anambra's internally generated revenue rises from about ₦4.6bn in 2006 to ₦8.7bn in 2013, without introducing new taxes.
Source: Dubawa30,000+ computers and internet access for schools
More than 30,000 computers (22,500 donated by HP) and two buses each go to public secondary schools, and Anambra becomes the first Nigerian state to connect 100 schools to the internet.
Source: VanguardBest-performing governor on immunisation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation names him the best-performing governor in Nigeria on routine immunisation and polio eradication, with a $1m grant accompanying the award.
Source: Channels TVEight years without new borrowing
The state takes on no new loans over his eight years in office, paying salaries and pensions on schedule throughout.
Source: Vanguard₦86.67bn net balance at handover
A signed handover report itemises the state’s finances on his last working day: local investments, a foreign-currency deposit, certified account balances and a federal refund, totalling roughly ₦91.67bn before estimated liabilities, for a net balance of ₦86,665,985,574.06.
Source: Vanguard6.1 million votes for president
Running on the Labour Party ticket, wins Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and ten other states; INEC places him third nationally with 6,101,533 votes.
Source: peterobi.onlineLeaves the Labour Party
After a period in an opposition coalition, formally exits the Labour Party at the end of the year, pledging to serve only a single term if elected president.
NDC presidential candidate
Ratified unopposed as the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, with Rabiu Kwankwaso as running mate, for the election set for 16 January 2027.
Source: peterobi.onlineOver ₦1.15bn in documented giving
Donations to hospitals, nursing colleges, schools and a university are individually recorded, each linked to its own source rather than presented as a single unverified total.
Source: peterobi.onlinePublic record
Related evidence
The handover letter
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi’s March 17, 2014 handover note, submitted to his successor Willie Obiano, outlines a total financial asset position of ₦91.67 billion and a net balance of ₦86.67 billion: Breakdown of Assets & Investments • Local Investments: ₦27.00 billion • Foreign Currency Investments: US$156 million (valued at approximately ₦26.50 billion) • Certified State and MDA Balances: ₦28.17 billion • Approved Federal Government Refund: ₦10.00 billion • Gross Total Assets: ₦91.67 billion Liabilities & Net Balance • Estimated Liabilities: ₦5.00 billion (covering March salaries, pensions, gratuities, and approved certificates for completed projects) • Net Balance: ₦86.67 billion (specifically recorded as ₦86,665,985,574.06)
Fact about the roads Peter obi built
When you build a project for obi you have to sign a bond to maintain the project for atleast 5 years and he take pride him making sure the do the work perfectly
obi's handwork in anambra
obis handwork in anambra