Peter Obi

Peter Obi
Obi in 2022
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 63) Onitsha, 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

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

Born in Onitsha, Obi completed secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, and tertiary education at the University of Nigeria in 1984. After completing his education, he pursued a career in banking and business before becoming a full-time politician. After losing the Governorship of Anambra State in 2003, Obi contested and won the election in 2006. Soon after he took office, Obi was impeached in November of the same year by the judiciary, and after it was overturned, he took office again in February 2007. He was removed from office again after the 2007 election, but the judiciary intervened for his second term, which he continued until 2014.

Obi decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, and in 2019, he was selected as the vice presidential candidate for the year's election along Atiku Abubakar. In 2022, when he was in Labour Party, Obi ran for president, along with Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as the vice presidential candidate. Though he lost the election to Bola Tinubu, Obi's campaign has been described as populist, especially with the legacy of firing a group of 'Obidients'. Obi has received several awards for his political roles, among them the 'Man of the Year' by The Sun in 2007.