If I am Atiku or Tinubu, who else, after reading Peter Obi CV, I will resgn from presidential race and support Peter Obi,

=====CV

NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)

DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961

PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria

NATIONALITY: Nigerian

MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

· Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C) Go & Verify

. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)Go & Verify

· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid Marketing)Go & Verify

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)Go & Verify

· London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)Go & Verify

· Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )Go & Verify

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-Through Program for CEOs)Go & Verify
· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt Program)Go & Verify

. Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt& Leadership Program)Go & Verify

. Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced Leadership Program)Go & Verify

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

· Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)Go & Confirm

· Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May, 2015)Go & Confirm

· Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May, 2015)Go & Confirm

· Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)Go & Confirm

· Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)Go & Confirm

. Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Card Centre Plc. Go & Confirm

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Go & Verify

· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. Go & Verify

· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD) Go & Verify
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. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export. Go & Verify

*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council. Go & Verify

*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in Nigeria. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector. Go & Verify

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2015: Golden Jubilee Award from Catholic Diocese of Onitsha for outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery in St. Charles Borromeo Hospital in particular and Anambra State in general, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the hospital. Go & Verify

*2014: Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award for remarkable improvement of libraries in Anambra State, exemplified by our Government's construction of the Kenneth Dike Digital State Library, remarkable upgrade of the Onitsha Divisional Library, and provision of library facilities in secondary schools across the State. Go & Verify

*2014: Champion Newspaper Most Outstanding Igbo Man of the Decade. Go & Verify

* 2014 The Voice Newspaper (Holand) Achievers Award for Outstanding Example in Leadership and Governance. Go & Verify

*2013: Silver Bird Man of the Year (with Governor BabatundeFashola of Lagos State). Go & Verify

*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year. Go & Verify

*2012: The Golden Award on Prudence – by the Methodist Church of Nigeria as the Most
Financially Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify

* 2012: Leadership and Good Governance Award by The Ezeife Leadership Foundation Award for restoring peace and harmony to Anambra State. Go & Verify

* 2012: Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East Nigeria – by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Go & Verify

* 2012: Outstanding Financial Planner and Manager – by the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion for my resourcefulness and creativity in governance. Go & Verify

*2011: Zik Leadership Prize. Go & Verify

*2010: ICT Governor of the Year – by the West Africa ICT Development Award. Go & Verify

*2009: Champion Newspaper Nigeria’s Most Trustworthy Governor Award. Go & Verify

*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify

*2007: The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Go & Verify

**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria. Go & Verify

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. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts. Go & Verify

*He 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. Go & Verify

*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. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed a Special Adviser to the President. Go & Verify

*He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the Presidential Economic Management Team. Go & Verify

*He was among the first Governors to be honoured with a National Award in 2011, while still in office. Go & Verify

*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. Go & Verify

*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. Go & Verify

FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS 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. Go & Verify, the records are.

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. Go & Verify

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. Go & Verify

4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria. Go & Verify

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. Go & Verify

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

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. Go & Verify

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 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. Go & Verify

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

a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi; Go & Verify
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala; Go & Verify
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha; Go & Verify
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and Go & Verify
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St. Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being performed. Go & Verify

11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation in the South-East. With complementary funding from our Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities, in partnership with the Churches. Go & Verify

12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than 30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc, Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of such projects in the Middle-East and Africa. Go & Verify

13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment in Africa so far. Go & Verify

14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500 secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country. Go & Verify

15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in the State by our Government. Go & Verify

16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State. Go & Verify

17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of the State. Go & Verify

18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the State, a number of companies were attracted to build their facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most successful facilities they operate globally. Go & Verify

19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative and were all supported and encouraged under our Government; a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles. Go & Verify

20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army, Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others), offering them various types of support including provision of more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank robbery in my last three years in office. Go & Verify

21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the State as well as various organizations such as markets and Churches. Go & Verify

22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka. Go & Verify

23. His Government commenced the planned development of the Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads, electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium, Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management Building, among others). Go & Verify

24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion - National Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - to Anambra State. Go & Verify

25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our poverty-alleviation strategies. Go & Verify

26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi. Go & Verify

27. During his tenure and with his Government's support, Anambra State became an oil producing State. Go & Verify

28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the State. Go & Verify

29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge, Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building with Chief Judge’s Residence. Go & Verify

30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12) health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in Anambra State was duly accredited. Go & Verify

31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review, which scrutinised State Governments for good governance, through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID…. Go & Verify

If wishes were horses……

But I know some wants to ride on wolves…… I just pray that before the D date, God's Grace will confirm & Verify their Hearts to good Deeds for their Nation Nigeria.

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=====CV
NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)
DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria
NATIONALITY: Nigerian
MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED
· Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C) Go & Verify
. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)Go & Verify
· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)Go &
Verify
· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid
Marketing)Go & Verify
· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)Go
& Verify
· London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)Go
& Verify
· Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )Go
& Verify
· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior
Executive Program)Go & Verify
· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-
Through Program for CEOs)Go & Verify
· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced
Executive Program)Go & Verify
· Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt
Program)Go & Verify
. Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt&
Leadership Program)Go & Verify
. Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced
Leadership Program)Go & Verify
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
· Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)Go & Confirm
· Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May,
2015)Go & Confirm
· Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May,
2015)Go & Confirm
· Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)Go &
Confirm
· Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)Go &
Confirm
. Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd. Go &
Confirm
· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd. Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd Go &
Confirm
· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.Go & Confirm
· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm
· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd. Go & Confirm
· Former Director: Card Centre Plc. Go & Confirm
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Go & Verify
· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. Go & Verify
· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD) Go & Verify
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. Go & Verify
*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on
Subsidy. Go & Verify
*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit. Go & Verify
*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource. Go &
Verify
*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform.
Go & Verify
*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds.
Go & Verify
*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on
Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export. Go & Verify
*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council. Go &
Verify
*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in
Nigeria. Go & Verify
*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector.
Go & Verify
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2015: Golden Jubilee Award from Catholic Diocese of Onitsha for
outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery in St.
Charles Borromeo Hospital in particular and Anambra State in
general, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the
hospital. Go & Verify
*2014: Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award for
remarkable improvement of libraries in Anambra State,
exemplified by our Government's construction of the Kenneth Dike
Digital State Library, remarkable upgrade of the Onitsha
Divisional Library, and provision of library facilities in secondary
schools across the State. Go & Verify
*2014: Champion Newspaper Most Outstanding Igbo Man of the
Decade. Go & Verify
* 2014 The Voice Newspaper (Holand) Achievers Award for
Outstanding Example in Leadership and Governance. Go & Verify
*2013: Silver Bird Man of the Year (with Governor
BabatundeFashola of Lagos State). Go & Verify
*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year. Go &
Verify
*2012: The Golden Award on Prudence – by the Methodist Church
of Nigeria as the Most
Financially Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify
* 2012: Leadership and Good Governance Award by The Ezeife
Leadership Foundation Award for restoring peace and harmony
to Anambra State. Go & Verify
* 2012: Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East
Nigeria – by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Go & Verify
* 2012: Outstanding Financial Planner and Manager – by the
Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion for my resourcefulness
and creativity in governance. Go & Verify
*2011: Zik Leadership Prize. Go & Verify
*2010: ICT Governor of the Year – by the West Africa ICT
Development Award. Go & Verify
*2009: Champion Newspaper Nigeria’s Most Trustworthy Governor
Award. Go & Verify
*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go
& Verify
*2007: The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Go & Verify
**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the
Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria. Go & Verify
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. Go & Verify
*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his
wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts. Go &
Verify
*He 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. Go & Verify
*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. Go & Verify
*He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed
a Special Adviser to the President. Go & Verify
*He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the
Presidential Economic Management Team. Go & Verify
*He was among the first Governors to be honoured with a
National Award in 2011, while still in office. Go & Verify
*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. Go & Verify
*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. Go & Verify
FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS 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. Go & Verify, the records are.
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. Go & Verify
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. Go
& Verify
4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium
Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the
implementation of their programmes in Nigeria. Go & Verify
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.
Go & Verify
6. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra
State as the most financially stable state in the country. Go &
Verify
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. Go &
Verify
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 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. Go
& Verify
10. Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his
Government funded the transformation of -:
a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi; Go & Verify
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala; Go & Verify
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha; Go & Verify
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and Go & Verify
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St.
Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being
performed. Go & Verify
11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation
in the South-East. With complementary funding from our
Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child
Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities,
in partnership with the Churches. Go & Verify
12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than
30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from
HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc,
Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of
such projects in the Middle-East and Africa. Go & Verify
13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to
more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in
Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment
in Africa so far. Go & Verify
14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500
secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald
Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country. Go
& Verify
15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in
the State by our Government. Go & Verify
16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State. Go &
Verify
17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of
the State. Go & Verify
18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the
State, a number of companies were attracted to build their
facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the
2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green
Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most
successful facilities they operate globally. Go & Verify
19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative
and were all supported and encouraged under our Government;
a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from
which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles. Go &
Verify
20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration
with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army,
Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others),
offering them various types of support including provision of
more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was
phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar
Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank
robbery in my last three years in office. Go & Verify
21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least
one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the
State as well as various organizations such as markets and
Churches. Go & Verify
22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the
first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-
Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka. Go & Verify
23. His Government commenced the planned development of the
Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu
University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads,
electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium,
Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management
Building, among others). Go & Verify
24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion
- National Erosion and Watershed Management Project
(NEWMAP) - to Anambra State. Go & Verify
25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in
Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our
poverty-alleviation strategies. Go & Verify
26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial
mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for
Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi. Go & Verify
27. During his tenure and with his Government's support,
Anambra State became an oil producing State. Go & Verify
28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State
Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the
State. Go & Verify
29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three
Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge,
Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building
with Chief Judge’s Residence. Go & Verify
30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12)
health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured
accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in
Anambra State was duly accredited. Go & Verify
31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review,
which scrutinised State Governments for good governance,
through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of
the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID…. Go
& Verify
If wishes were horses……
But I know some wants to ride on wolves…… I just pray that
before the D date, God's Grace will confirm & Verify their Hearts
to good Deeds for their Nation Nigeria.

yorubarere:
Ipob are dumb sha. This is fake account na? And what is koo? These people are foolish. Very foolish.

Now, I see how lamidi Kanu was able to scam them.

If I am Atiku or Tinubu, who else, after reading Peter Obi CV, I
will resgn from presidential race and support Peter Obi,
=====CV
NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)
DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria
NATIONALITY: Nigerian
MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED
· Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C) Go & Verify
. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)Go & Verify
· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)Go &
Verify
· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid
Marketing)Go & Verify
· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)Go
& Verify
· London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)Go
& Verify
· Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )Go
& Verify
· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior
Executive Program)Go & Verify
· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-
Through Program for CEOs)Go & Verify
· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced
Executive Program)Go & Verify
· Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt
Program)Go & Verify
. Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt&
Leadership Program)Go & Verify
. Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced
Leadership Program)Go & Verify
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
· Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)Go & Confirm
· Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May,
2015)Go & Confirm
· Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May,
2015)Go & Confirm
· Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)Go &
Confirm
· Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)Go &
Confirm
. Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd. Go &
Confirm
· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd. Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm
· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd Go &
Confirm
· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.Go & Confirm
· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm
· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd. Go & Confirm
· Former Director: Card Centre Plc. Go & Confirm
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Go & Verify
· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. Go & Verify
· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD) Go & Verify
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. Go & Verify
*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on
Subsidy. Go & Verify
*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit. Go & Verify
*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource. Go &
Verify
*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform.
Go & Verify
*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds.
Go & Verify
*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on
Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export. Go & Verify
*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council. Go &
Verify
*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in
Nigeria. Go & Verify
*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector.
Go & Verify
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2015: Golden Jubilee Award from Catholic Diocese of Onitsha for
outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery in St.
Charles Borromeo Hospital in particular and Anambra State in
general, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the
hospital. Go & Verify
*2014: Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award for
remarkable improvement of libraries in Anambra State,
exemplified by our Government's construction of the Kenneth Dike
Digital State Library, remarkable upgrade of the Onitsha
Divisional Library, and provision of library facilities in secondary
schools across the State. Go & Verify
*2014: Champion Newspaper Most Outstanding Igbo Man of the
Decade. Go & Verify
* 2014 The Voice Newspaper (Holand) Achievers Award for
Outstanding Example in Leadership and Governance. Go & Verify
*2013: Silver Bird Man of the Year (with Governor
BabatundeFashola of Lagos State). Go & Verify
*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year. Go &
Verify
*2012: The Golden Award on Prudence – by the Methodist Church
of Nigeria as the Most
Financially Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify
* 2012: Leadership and Good Governance Award by The Ezeife
Leadership Foundation Award for restoring peace and harmony
to Anambra State. Go & Verify
* 2012: Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East
Nigeria – by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Go & Verify
* 2012: Outstanding Financial Planner and Manager – by the
Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion for my resourcefulness
and creativity in governance. Go & Verify
*2011: Zik Leadership Prize. Go & Verify
*2010: ICT Governor of the Year – by the West Africa ICT
Development Award. Go & Verify
*2009: Champion Newspaper Nigeria’s Most Trustworthy Governor
Award. Go & Verify
*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go
& Verify
*2007: The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Go & Verify
**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the
Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria. Go & Verify
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. Go & Verify
*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his
wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts. Go &
Verify
*He 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. Go & Verify
*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. Go & Verify
*He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed
a Special Adviser to the President. Go & Verify
*He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the
Presidential Economic Management Team. Go & Verify
*He was among the first Governors to be honoured with a
National Award in 2011, while still in office. Go & Verify
*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. Go & Verify
*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. Go & Verify
FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS 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. Go & Verify, the records are.
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. Go & Verify
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. Go
& Verify
4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium
Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the
implementation of their programmes in Nigeria. Go & Verify
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.
Go & Verify
6. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra
State as the most financially stable state in the country. Go &
Verify
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. Go &
Verify
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 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. Go
& Verify
10. Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his
Government funded the transformation of -:
a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi; Go & Verify
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala; Go & Verify
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha; Go & Verify
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and Go & Verify
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St.
Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being
performed. Go & Verify
11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation
in the South-East. With complementary funding from our
Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child
Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities,
in partnership with the Churches. Go & Verify
12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than
30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from
HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc,
Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of
such projects in the Middle-East and Africa. Go & Verify
13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to
more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in
Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment
in Africa so far. Go & Verify
14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500
secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald
Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country. Go
& Verify
15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in
the State by our Government. Go & Verify
16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State. Go &
Verify
17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of
the State. Go & Verify
18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the
State, a number of companies were attracted to build their
facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the
2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green
Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most
successful facilities they operate globally. Go & Verify
19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative
and were all supported and encouraged under our Government;
a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from
which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles. Go &
Verify
20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration
with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army,
Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others),
offering them various types of support including provision of
more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was
phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar
Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank
robbery in my last three years in office. Go & Verify
21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least
one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the
State as well as various organizations such as markets and
Churches. Go & Verify
22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the
first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-
Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka. Go & Verify
23. His Government commenced the planned development of the
Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu
University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads,
electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium,
Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management
Building, among others). Go & Verify
24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion
- National Erosion and Watershed Management Project
(NEWMAP) - to Anambra State. Go & Verify
25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in
Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our
poverty-alleviation strategies. Go & Verify
26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial
mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for
Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi. Go & Verify
27. During his tenure and with his Government's support,
Anambra State became an oil producing State. Go & Verify
28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State
Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the
State. Go & Verify
29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three
Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge,
Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building
with Chief Judge’s Residence. Go & Verify
30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12)
health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured
accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in
Anambra State was duly accredited. Go & Verify
31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review,
which scrutinised State Governments for good governance,
through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of
the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID…. Go
& Verify
If wishes were horses……
But I know some wants to ride on wolves…… I just pray that
before the D date, God's Grace will confirm & Verify their Hearts
to good Deeds for their Nation Nigeria.

Gozac:

You are just a lone voice shouting vote Tinubu in an empty party

Prince111111:
Joke apart, Atiku is winning this election

I am from the north but to my surprise even zaPC die heart fans are supporting Atiku.Kwankwaso

Ken Eluma Asogwa wrote:

THE DAY YEMI OSINBAJO BECAME OBIDIENT

Let’s be clear on one thing: Nigeria’s present morass requires a radical departure from the norm.
“You cannot wish this country well and vote for someone you do not believe in” — Yemi Osinbajo, June 7, 2022.

The above quote, which I consider the most powerfully-rendered line by any living Nigerian politician, sets the tone for this discourse. Although I have never vied for a political office, I have nonetheless been a partisan politician, at least for the last 12 years. Just like an average Nigerian politician, I have also junketed from one party to another, ostensibly because our political parties are merely platforms to win elections; none has any ideological underpinning. My last sojourn was in the APC wherein I wasted an irrecoverable 5 years of my time before getting infected with the burgeoning harmless “Obidient” bug.

Without discounting the chances of the other fringe candidates in the upcoming 2023 presidential poll, this conversation would largely center on three (3) contenders – Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Mr Peter Obi – mainly so that the analysis would not be unwieldy.

At exactly 8:44 p.m. on June 21, 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from a very respected septuagenarian veteran journalist that ran thus: “Ogbuefi, with this your nonsense ‘Obedience’ you Igbos are trying to marginalise we Yorubas again. Awa lo kan. We no go gree”. Though I was disappointed, especially given the fact that it came from a well-travelled journalist who should have overtime disrobed his ethnic cloak, I was however not surprised because I have long realized that Nigeria’s major problems stem not from the illiterate uninformed rural dwellers, but mainly from the highly educated ones who shape the public opinion that the innocent poor masses go to town with.

In Chinua Achebe’s 1983 masterpiece titled The Trouble with Nigeria, Achebe tried to heap all Nigeria’s woes on leadership failures. With the greatest respect to Achebe’s insights into the Nigerian socio-political challenges, I believe that his conclusions might have been largely informed by the events of that era. Nigeria’s key problems in contemporary times, I argue, can easily be located around followership. It beggars belief that today’s Nigerian voter who has seen hell in the last 23 years of rudderless successive leaderships would consider casting his/her vote for either Asiwaju or Atiku when there is a Peter Obi on the same ballot. That is what bigotry does! It indeed blights critical thinking.

Even though the way Obi is being canonized by some of his fanatical supporters does not resonate with me, he nevertheless still remains the only candidate who has seized every conceivable opportunity to tell Nigerians what he hopes to do differently when elected. Obi’s central message is moving Nigeria from consumption to production. This message is very unambiguous, concise and easy to understand by even the illiterate ones amongst us.

Sector by sector, Obi has told Nigerians what he hopes to do in every sphere of our national pursuit. He has told the North what he hopes to do with the vast arable lands in the North. Obi has laid down his plans on how to move Lagos which is currently the second most unlivable city in the world, under the watch of Tinubu’s successive lackeys in government, to a world-class livable mega city. Region after region, Obi has regaled us with his beautiful plans for Nigeria.The last time we saw flashes of such beautiful dreams was in the 2nd Republic when we had Awo, Zik and co in the pack.

Conversely, Tinubu has never left anyone in doubt about the reason he is seeking to be the president. Just like my older friend in the above WhatsApp story, the feeling of Awa lo kan has been the central force driving his candidature. He reiterated this in Abeokuta shortly before the APC primaries wherein he openly stated that it was his turn to govern Nigeria. This is the mindset of the candidate that Egbon wants me to vote for. May God forbid it!

I told my Egbon, whom I have always known to be staunchly cocooned in ethnic irredentism, that the only reason he would choose a certain Asiwaju over a Peter Obi is simply that the former bears Bola as a name while the latter’s name is Obi. I also reminded him that I would have remained in the APC if Prof. Yemi Osinbajo had secured the APC ticket, but that I would not in all honesty cast my vote for either Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu or Atiku Abubakar, two men who have refused to render accounts of their past stewardship.

It has been copiously written by various persons who are in the know that Tinubu returned from exile penniless in 1998. In short, it has been written that he had his gubernatorial posters printed for free by Segun Osoba and Yinka Odumakin due to his inability to fund it. This same man is today a bullion van collector and we are not asking questions! In the same vein, Atiku Abubakar retired from Customs in 1989 and just three years after leaving public office, without any record of business undertaking, he was already vying for the presidential election ticket of the SDP and no one has taken him to task on how he made the money. Tufiakwa!

On the issue of deliverables when elected into office, I am yet to hear Atiku say one thing he would do when voted into power. In short, as a matter of fact, he returned from Dubai (where I understand he has been residing since 2019), “bought” the presidential ticket and relocated back to Dubai. Apparently, he is waiting for the general election wherein he hopes to again come back home to “buy” himself into Aso Rock. But it is heart-warming to see splinters of resistance coming from different quarters. I am certain that given the present trajectory, his deep pocket would no doubt disappoint him on D-day. The SoroSoke spirit of the year 2020 is now gradually being reawakened, and given the level of ongoing sensitization, both Atiku and Asiwaju would be made to kiss the dust, their bullion vans notwithstanding.

It is befuddling to see that the above two persons who should in saner climes be stigmatized by society are being followed by some Nigerians whose futures the duo has pocketed. One of them is said to have been fingered in a bribery case in America that led to the successful conviction of an American Congressman, while the other is said to have run a drug cartel under various aliases in same America. One is said to be involved in identity theft that has ensured that he has changed his name from Yekini Amoda Ogunlere to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while the other is said to have been implicated in the Siemens bribery scandal while serving as the Vice President of Nigeria.

One is said to have committed perjury while giving his particulars to INEC in 1999, while the other is said to have been involved in the PTDF slush funds scandal of 2006. One told INEC that he acquired a university degree without first attending primary and secondary schools, hence building something on nothing, while the other was indicted by an Administrative Panel of Inquiry in 2006 that tried to bar him from holding public office in Nigeria. It is said that one is from Osun State, and not Lagos State as he would have us believe, while the other was alleged by no less a personality than President Buhari in the 2019 Presidential Election Petition to have come from Cameroon. The dirt is just endless!

Let’s be clear on one thing: Nigeria’s present morass requires a radical departure from the norm. The above duo represents all that ails us. From all that we have seen, the Nigerian state is gradually winding up. Terrorists in different guises have taken over our national space and here we are trying to micro-manage governance. Nigerians are drowning every day in the Mediterranean while going in search of elusive greener pastures in Europe but here we are discussing whether a candidate is Nyamiri or Omo Igbo, or whether it is time for Awa lo kan or whether it is time for Nigeria to entrust presidential powers in the hands of persons from certain regions.

Crucially, people should be made to understand that 2023 has gone beyond Peter Obi being electable or not. It is largely about Nigeria surviving the next decade. The sovereignty of the Nigerian state is daily being challenged by non-state actors and it is important to understand that poverty is at the heart of insecurity in Nigeria. Kidnapping for ransom is gaining traction because the people have got no work to do. The only man who has expressed clear vision on how to resolve some of these lingering challenges is Peter Obi.

Aside from Obi’s visions, he carries less baggage than others. He is not a Saint (and I don’t think he has marketed himself in that light) but he remains our best available option if we are truly interested in salvaging whatever is left of our broken Nigeria. When an online newspaper claimed that his investment in the International Breweries was $12.5m, and not the $20m as he claimed, a certain Twitter user wrote an interesting piece. According to him, three persons are seeking public office, two are alleged to have stolen from the public treasury while the third is said to have invested public funds in the public interest. Intriguingly, the masses have spared the two who are said to have stolen, while upbraiding the third for investing a lower amount than he claimed to have invested. That is a very unfair reproach!

We, therefore, owe it to God and the Country to ensure that the right leadership is enthroned in Nigeria in 2023. And Peter Obi remains our best possible option in that regard. Like Prof. Yemi Osinbajo fittingly said, you cannot wish your country well and vote for someone you do not believe in.

Mr Asogwa is a lawyer and foreign relations expert.

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