₦airaland Forum

On Obi's mandate we stand

Omoslim26:
She should rather like any sane Nigerian stand with Peter Obi.
I don't understand what you mean by sheh you like absurdity,bcus no where in my post did I potray such a narrative
You sure se your sense no dey pain you sha

E fit dey pain me. On a serious note though, I am vying for Atiku because Obi is not going to carry the day and Atiku is a better chance at achieving unification of the country. An Obi or Tinubu win will see only accentuate the tribalism and hate between Igbos and Yorubas on and offline.

Igbos love Atiku, at least they did and accepted him until Obi came up. Atiku is loved by Yorubas as well. He is a unifier. Voting OBi who will end up losing will only weaken PDP and strengthen APC. By the end of the day, Obi voters would have voted in Tinubu. Get the real deal?

obembet:
If Peter Obi can swear with god of iron (Ogun), I will vote am... If not.. I keep my voters card for house...

Any of his supporters can so swear on his behalf since una trust him so much.

you are an idiot

ygowon:
Gbam!

Beeni!

Help2020:
Swear for what?

That he will do well

DMerciful:
If you don't vote Obi, you think you're doing him?

If you are so sure, why can't you swear on his behalf say he go do well

bjdon:
Its up to we the people to make it happen. 6 years ago Macron's party did not exist, today he's in his second term as France President. A couple of years ago, Zelinsky was a comedy actor, today he's leading his country against Russia.
We the people can achieve anything if we put our minds to it

oga , which school you go ? I salute your parents for every penny they spent , sending you there. Sir , YOU ARE DOING WELL !

blancsn1:
Fake news, quote me when punch or vanguard carry the news.

I feel your pain. Look widely and you would see the hand writing on the wall. It's time to stop this malicious and life damaging style of leadership in Nigeria....No more affliction

emmykk:
Peter obi and Tinubu are not going anywhere.
Peter obi have no structure in House of Assembly to make things work.Peter obi is just creating attention for future election.
Tinubu challenge is that there are 19 states in the north Atiku who won Abuja even with the presence of Buhari got 11 million votes will sweep the country in a landslide.
Know this and have peace.
Tinubu is a city boy and a billionaire he just want his name to be in Nigeria history as a presidential aspirants as they use to talk about zik and Awo.
He can come and win one sitting something that buhari and Atiku with all their influence did multiple times

Atiku 2023...

keep wasting your time. E go clear for your eye

He will do well because there's precedence.

When a good and competent person is voted in, the country benefits. Obi is a billionaire so if you say you're not voting for him thinking you're doing him then you're naive

obembet:
If you are so sure, why can't you swear on his behalf say he go do well

OFFICIAL336:
So NLC owns Labour Party?

Good.

We will ride on NLC structure to the presidency. Our prayer now is to ask God to touch Tinubu's mind pick a Moslem VP.

Easy ride.

Broderie, we sef join for this prayer

OFFICIAL336:
So NLC owns Labour Party?

Good.

We will ride on NLC structure to the presidency. Our prayer now is to ask God to touch Tinubu's mind pick a Moslem VP.

Easy ride.

Broderly, we sef join for this prayer

IrepChrist:
As a people, our racial, religious and ethnic diversity will always play a huge role on political choices.
That is the way it's anywhere in the world. Take it or leave it every body wants to be fully represented at the apex of power.

I understand this 'representation' thing, But the feeling of my tribesman winning will just be like when my football team wins a game...fleeting and temporal.
My frustration is despite all our numerous challenge, those non factors are what we consider Everytime. The facts are there that neither of the Yoruba, Fulani or SS citizen had it good because their boys were in power. To be representation will be having a country where we are treated with dignity and respect. We need leaders who will look the evils bedeviling our society and put a stop to it.

[quote author= post=113668225]Labour congress backs Labour Party

and this is news!!

Who dem for back before?!
APGA OR APP?!

Orisirisi something.......[/quote]You are an emblem of everything not good. I thought you meant well for people. NLC is what you are now disregarding because they aren't sycophants

ygowon:
Honestly, the guy just dey do his things quietly and everything is going his way. May God help him

Everyone with influence online and offline should mobilize Nigerians to vote for him. Until we show APC and PDP that we have alternative to them they will continue to keep Nigerians poor so they can weaponize it to control the poor and compel or coerce them to vote for their candidates.
I am Yoruba. But I love Nigeria and anyone who has the good of Nigerians at heart should be our choice. Not thieves who have robbed us dry for decades.

[quote author= post=113668225]Labour congress backs Labour Party

and this is news!!

Who dem for back before?!
APGA OR APP?!

Orisirisi something.......[/quote]APGA followers are only for governorships...house, but they are all OBidient like you will soon be

emmykk:
Peter obi and Tinubu are not going anywhere.
Peter obi have no structure in House of Assembly to make things work.Peter obi is just creating attention for future election.
Tinubu challenge is that there are 19 states in the north Atiku who won Abuja even with the presence of Buhari got 11 million votes will sweep the country in a landslide.
Know this and have peace.
Tinubu is a city boy and a billionaire he just want his name to be in Nigeria history as a presidential aspirants as they use to talk about zik and Awo.
He can come and win one sitting something that buhari and Atiku with all their influence did multiple times

Atiku 2023...

U sure say u know the meaning of the word "landslide"?

Nigerians need to get it better this time. Say no to ethno-religious bigotry in the polling boot.

Say end to insecurity.

After 3 years President Peter Obi not stopping insecurity, we ask for his resignation.

PrinceOfLagos:
I am begining to fear this Peter Obi with the way he's taking over

Is he the Barack Obama of our time?

Hmm

Dreaming in the daytime without closing the eyes is called Daydream. It's like a mirage - it has neither form nor substance. A branch of it is called Wishful Thinking and another branch of it is called Delusion of Grandeur. Both usually count for nix.

FreedomDynamics:
E fit dey pain me. On a serious note though, I am vying for Atiku because Obi is not going to carry the day and Atiku is a better chance at achieving unification of the country. An Obi or Tinubu win will see only accentuate the tribalism and hate between Igbos and Yorubas on and offline.

Igbos love Atiku, at least they did and accepted him until Obi came up. Atiku is loved by Yorubas as well. He is a unifier. Voting OBi who will end up losing will only weaken PDP and strengthen APC. By the end of the day, Obi voters would have voted in Tinubu. Get the real deal?

You are still playing politics. You think there is still any money left to share. Who cares if PDP is weakened? We want to make a statement by supporting Obi overwhelmingly irrespective of the out come. If he looses, and PDP or APC gains advantage and wins as a consequence of that, we still have lost nothing because both parties are evil. Our conscience will then be at peace that we at least tried to take back our country.
Who knows after another 8 years of ruin, your likes will wake up and do the do.

blancsn1:
Fake news, quote me when punch or vanguard carry the news.

Shut up!

Thinkam:
Peter Obi please retire from politics

Shut up!

PrinceOfLagos:
I am begining to fear this Peter Obi with the way he's taking over

Is he the Barack Obama of our time?

Hmm

Honestly, if we all can secure our PVC and cast our votes that day, PO shall surely carry the day!

emmykk:
Peter obi and Tinubu are not going anywhere.
Peter obi have no structure in House of Assembly to make things work.Peter obi is just creating attention for future election.
Tinubu challenge is that there are 19 states in the north Atiku who won Abuja even with the presence of Buhari got 11 million votes will sweep the country in a landslide.
Know this and have peace.
Tinubu is a city boy and a billionaire he just want his name to be in Nigeria history as a presidential aspirants as they use to talk about zik and Awo.
He can come and win one sitting something that buhari and Atiku with all their influence did multiple times

Atiku 2023...

Wake up from your dream �

Igbochief001:
Sure I would vote him ...but honestly he is growing his support base every day

Honestly social media is a scam ...

IPIGMODS:
Peter Obi-tuary will not even win a single local government not to talk of a State.

You are just sick in the head

Amumaigwe:
You are still playing politics. You think there is still any money left to share. Who cares if PDP is weakened? We want to make a statement by supporting Obi overwhelmingly irrespective of the out come. If he looses, and PDP or APC gains advantage and wins as a consequence of that, we still have lost nothing because both parties are evil. Our conscience will then be at peace that we at least tried to take back our country.
Who knows after another 8 years of ruin, your likes will wake up and do the do.

What makes him better than tinubu and atku is what I want to know ....

In fact social media is a scam ....

walefresh3:
Honestly social media is a scam ...

Who are you voting

Bomboiy:
Peter Obi keeps jumping every obstacles.


Hurricane Obi sweeping every corners of the country.


Join the winning team now.

we Neva hear about him in the north, abi na south he wan govern ni?

walefresh3:
What makes him better than tinubu and atku is what I want to know ....

In fact social media is a scam ....

His works:

L*PETER OBI RELEASES HIS FULL PROFILE AS MORE NIGERIANS PREVAIL ON HIM TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY*

NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON).

CONTACT DETAILS

*22 Niger Drive, GRA, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria
*Tel: 08034051000
*E-mail: poanambra@gmail.com

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.)

. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)

· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)

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

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

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

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

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

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-Through Program for CEOs)

· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced Executive Program)

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

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

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

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.

· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd.

· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd.

· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc.

· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd

· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.

· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc.

· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd

· Former Director: Card Centre Plc

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers

· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD)

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

*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy

*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit

*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource

*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform

*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds

*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export

*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council

*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in Nigeria

*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector

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.

*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.

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

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

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

*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year.

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

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

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

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

*2011: Zik Leadership Prize.

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

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

*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria.

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

**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria

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.

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

*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.

*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.

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

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

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

*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.

*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.

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.

2. For the first time in the history of Anambra State, Ambassadors and High Commissioners of notable countries such as United Stated, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi;
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala;
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha;
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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