Peter Obi
| Peter Obi | |
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| Governor of Anambra State | |
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In office 14 June, 2007 – 17 March, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Uba |
| Succeeded by | Willie Obiano |
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In office 9 February, 2007 – 29 May, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Virginia Etiaba |
| Succeeded by | Andy Uba |
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In office 17 March, 2006 – 2 November, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Ngige |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Etiaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 19, 1961 Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria |
Peter Obi (born 19 July 1961) was governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from 17 March 2006 to 2 November 2006, when he was impeached and from 9 February 2007 to 29 May 2007 after his impeachment was overturned. Although a fresh election was held on 29 April 2007, he was reappointed governor on 14 June 2007 after a court ruling that he should be allowed to complete a four-year term. He won a 6 February 2010 election for a second term as governor.
Peter Obi was born on 19 July 1961 at Onitsha. He attended Christ the King College, Onitsha where he completed his secondary school education. He was admitted to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1980, graduating with a B.A (Hons) in philosophy in 1984. and he is the chairman of Nigeria Security and Exchange Commission.
Going into business, he became Chairman of Next International Nigeria Ltd, then Chairman and Director of Guardian Express Mortgage Bank Ltd, Guardian Express Bank Plc, Future View Securities Ltd, Paymaster Nigeria Ltd, Chams Nigeria Ltd, Data Corp Ltd and Card Centre Ltd. He was the youngest Chairman of Fidelity Bank PLC. Peter Obi married Margaret Brownson Usen in 1992 after which they had their first child Gabriella Nwamaka Frances Obi, two years later they had their first son Gregory Peter Oseloka Obi. He was recently appointed the chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) by former President Goodluck Jonathan after the 2015 general election. He's a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) where he's expected to run as a senator under the platform for Anambra Central Senatorial. Peter Obi operated a very meticulous financial regime in Anambra state that includes cutting of unnecessary spending, and ploughing of revenue wastage, among others.
Peter Obi stood in the Anambra State governorship election as candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) party in 2003, but his rival, Chris Ngige of the People's Democratic Party, was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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