Peter Obi

Peter Obi CON
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 Onwubuasi Obi (1961-07-19) 19 July 1961 (age 62) Onitsha, Eastern Region, Nigeria (now in Anambra State)
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

Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi CON (Igbo: [òbí] ^ⓘ; born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian politician, statesman, and business executive. He served twice as the Governor of Anambra State from 2006 to 2010, and a second term until 2014.

Born in Onitsha, Anambra State, Obi had his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha and tertiary at the University of Nigeria in 1984. After his education, he entered banking and business. By 2000, he chaired Fidelity Bank before joining full-time politics. Obi contested for the Governorship of Anambra State in 2003 under All Progressives Grand Alliance but lost to Chris Ngige. In March 2006 he was declared the governor, was impeached in November by the judiciary. The impeachment was overturned, he briefly returned to office from February to April 2007. The judiciary intervened for his second term which he served until 2014.

Obi decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party from APGA. In 2019, he was the selected vice presidential candidate for the 2019 Nigerian general election along Atiku Abubakar. In 2023, Obi ran for president along Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as the vice presidential candidate under the Labour Party which he defected to in 2022. He lost the election, Obi's campaign has been described as populist especially with the legacy of firing a group of 'Obidients'. Obi has received several awards from his political roles, amongst them the 'Man of the Year' by The Sun in 2007.