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

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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 will be coming and want 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.

... Copied!

This is not all round true. Come to main mkt Enugu, in front of where they selling salad vegetables, there is a young teenager that stays there every day, he's about 1foot 10inches tall.

Oh God of Mercy! What do those guys take human life for? No regards any more for human life?

Can't Nnamdi Kanu write these people a letter from the prison asking them to stop this rubbish?

Na them

This guy sef!

Thanks a lot Bluntguy, pls can I get more response from more people.

Again, thanks Mr. Bluntguy!

Hello Nairalanders, please I need advice from legal practitioners in the house. Presently, I'm in a legal battle with my second cousins the case has lasted for four years from 2018 till now. The summary of the whole land issue is to determine whether our family and their family have shared the landed properties of our grandparents. After both parties have made their cases and closed their cases, on the day we came to court to adopt the written addresses from both lawyers, they instigated one woman from the same village to put joinder in the case applying to be joined as a defendant. Her application was heard but later was struck out. She made an appeal which we are to here on 5th of May before then they also went to a high Court and made another appeal already we are done with our lawyers fee but this time around our lawyer is requesting for another fee of nearly the same amount of what we paid him in the original case. We paid him the sum of 300,000 in 2019 when the case started and now he's requesting something around 300 to 500,000 for him to go for the appeal in the high Court. He said we can get another lawyer if we don't have money to pay him for that. Please I seriously needs some advice. The original case is at judgement level which is fixed for 10th May 2022 but the other party knows that they will loose the case that's why they brought this other woman to apply for joinder of which they have no connection with us in the case. I have a meeting with our own lawyer tomorrow, pls I need advice from any legal practitioner to know if I can appear in the high court without a lawyer and present my case. Pls Whatsapp me on 090945oo21o if you really wanna help a brother. I have a very clean case.

Good morning Nairalanders!

Any professional plumber should contact me for a contract in a site I am supervising in Anambra state.

Preferably, any interested person should be resident in Anambra state for proximity or be able to disregard cost of transportation if he will be coming from outside Anambra state.

I can be reached on zero 9 zero 9 four 5 zero zero 210. Call or WhatsApp me for a possible appointment to meet between 19th to 23rd April for inspection.

Nnaa ehh... This thing no easyooo. Who tell me say mancity fit thrash sporting 5nil this night I nogo believe. Even if I give them handicap 5 the game will still fall. A great lesson learn!

Hmm... This Man city nawao. This thing no easyooo. Two zero under 17mins already?

God dey sha!

Make I try do my own!! Let's see how this one goes. The talking and bluffing and blabbing will begin when I hit 5 straight winsss!! Let's gooo

Vitex I just sent you message on Facebook.

@vitex, I found you on fb but I have issue with adding you. I will like to be part of this venture.

seyz91:
There's alot of things under Travel and you didn't specify, travel to go buy bread and beans or what?

You can't just ask an incomplete question like that in the name of making inquiry without specifics

But will sha break it down for you

IF TO Go HusTlE - forget it, gather plenty money and try other Europen countries, Dubai or any Gulf(arab) country is not for hustlers anymore and

IF for Tourism - Yes dubai is the best place to go and you don't need to stress, Visa ranging from two weeks to a month and three months depending on your duration there

If for two weeks visa - between 35k - 50k
If for one month - between 60k to 90k and
If for three months - between 120k to 150k

I'm not an agent and i just gave you the actual and normal price being an experienced resident of UAE(dubai) so price may vary from Agent to Agents

So after visa then you booking ticket for a round trip which is go and come and price also vary from Airline to Airline but ranging from 250k to 450k sha

And bear in mind your BTA fee too will be in dollars and if you have up to $500 on you it's okay and if you can have more no problem

Also with small change like 500naira in 4-5pieces to squeeze in the hands of our immigration officials during checking in and all to avoid unnecessary delays and time wastage by them as they normally do when they notice a first traveler with virgin passport

So with this i guess your question is answered

@the bolded, so when are you coming back to Nigeria?

Borosilicate:
I currently stay and also work in Dubai,to b specific am working in transguard.
I spent at about 700k to get here...
But there some other expenses like accommodation,feeding ,job hunting...
But do on go through d wrong hands because they just after d money.....the so called "agents" .

Pls bro, share with us ur experience so far. What is it like living and working in Dubai? What are ur regrets, how possible is it for you yo save money, what's the relationship with the locals like, have ever thought of coming back after ur current contract, if Yes/No, why? Pls I need first hand info particularly about Dubai and not other emirates like Abu Dahbi, Sharia, etc

Simplythebest:
My Dubai 3 months visa is 190k. There is more available jobs in Dubai now cus of Expo 2020. I will advise u when traveling try to have extra fund so that once u get there u can do serial certificate is security course which will course u about 2000 dirham the training is for 3 weeks and after that u will write exam and once u pass it they will give u the certificate which u will use to look for security job and is very easy to get security job with it. Some security companies pay as much as 3000 dirhams a month some pay 1500, 1800, 2000, 2400, 2500 dirhams. Dubai is good now more available jobs cus of Expo 2020. But Dubai also have it own bad ways. It hard and not easy. All the best. U can also contact me when u ready.

Pls I'll want to know, what is exactly hard/bad about Dubai! I've been on research about Dubai for over 1month now. I'm more concerned about the tough side about Dubai.

Pls my people, is it advisable to spend 850k to travel to Dubai for a job of 1,500AED per month, quitting my keke business that fetches me about 100k per month here in Naija? I am under serious pressure. I'll explain more if a serious minded fellow oblige to advice me.

Hello guys, sorry it's been a whole 16 months since I updated last. It's been great since then and I thank God for the place I am today.

I was able to pay off for the keke within 10months and I took ownership since September last year. My target was to get another keke but the situation on ground on this country is opposing so many good plans. It's so craz.y that keke now sells for 820k now.

Looking at that I opted for a laundry business which I now combined with the keke transport and everything has been great.

I'll be back.
Ask me anything regarding the business and I will respond to you.

Something big is coming my way though I need a lot of prayers for Gods directive.

Pls pls pls, my dear governor this has to be looked into. All these doesn't worth any human blood.

@GEJ, I miss you sir!

OP, Number 6 has been saving life since 1983. Thanks bro for the listed points. We must survive.

United we stand! Up United!

Just as Thomas Edison said, "it's one of the ways (girl) which won't work" move on bro and engage in things that makes you happy. Shalom!

In Enugu now, faithfus of the catholic church who attended the Wednesday prayer at adoration ground has taken to the street heading Enugu government house over the alleged arrest of the spiritual director, Rev. Fr. Ejike camillius Mbaka. Update and pictures coming shortly.

Interested

His foo.lishness is like ZeeWorld, extra ordinary every day!

Hmm... I am only surprised that this one burnt early.

The prophecy was given years back! Do we need to be shocked?

Honestly, I need the same help. My wife doesn't like sex. We've been married for five years now and she has never disturbed me for sex even for a day. We have 3 kids now and it's either she stays just like that while I kill myself in the name of love making or I force her when she tries to lockup. I'm loosing it. Someone should pls advice me rightly. I'm currently doing what is not right because of this.

This touched my heart

Man u 2 - Southampton 1