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TimeManager:
Igbo-centric donations. His antecedents in the last election where he appointed Southeasterners as cordinators in other geopolitical zones precedes him. Hopefully he can amend his tribal prejudice going forward.

-Kiss the truth!

Yeah,hopefully he can "Amend his tribal prejudices going forward"

You didn't Remember they said his donations are work in Progress.May be that of SouthWest will be the largest and at the best time.

Afterall Charity begins at home.Or has the saying stopped because of Peter Obi?

Then again,why did you forget that The leaders of the Obidients Movement Nationwide are not Igbos;Those in charge of the Finances and Administrations.

You forgot that his Campaign Manager is Yoruba...followered by Another Yoruba.It's the Yoruba Campaign managers that appoints co-ordinators!!

His Campaign monies are received and managed by that Musim woman from Edo state.

His Party is not lead by Igbos.

Learn to think these things through before commenting your WishFul thoughts.

Though you don dey try small small sha

Ezewuzie01:
Peter Obi can continue donating from his Pandora loot and he will still not be President. If he believes that he can bribe God with looted funds to make him President, he was deceived. He should make public the total amount in that hidden foreign account that the Pandora papers exposed and why he hid the money abroad under his daughter's name.

Is it your money? Is your government's money missing anywhere through Peter Obi?

Can't you see that with the kind of opposition against Peter Obi,People like Soludo would be very glad to exposes any wrong Peter Obi committed?

Think.

Really don't know what are Nigerians problem. Someone made personal donations from his pocket, his pocket, now has turned out to be the worst thing he has done. I really can't structure my thoughts well because this is absolutely nonsense. U mean to tell me that his contributions no matter how lopsided, is a problem to u Nigerians, haba. At least, his giving, what about those that don't give or even steal our money? Una never crucify them, na person way they give na him una wan kill. I think some of our problem is the stupidity of some Nigerians

Well, I can see obidients supporting Obi for donating well over 80% in his region than the rest. Of course I know it's his choice what he does with his money. But that in itself has a name I would not want to say.

Only one thing is clear, his donation will continue till 2039 because there's no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027 and the turn of the North in 2031 is sacrosanct. The next available southern turn is 2039 and he has people like Wike, Akpabio and Umahi to contend with. All these people I mentioned have written their names in gold by their performance which is so visible even to the blind.

How he intends to clinch the number one job with all these donations is one thing we will need him to analyze in introspection because he's the only person seeing the imaginary light at the end of the tunnel in his political career.

Ezewuzie01:
Peter Obi can continue donating from his Pandora loot and he will still not be President. If he believes that he can bribe God with looted funds to make him President, he was deceived. He should make public the total amount in that hidden foreign account that the Pandora papers exposed and why he hid the money abroad under his daughter's name.

Tinubu that skewed federal appointments towards the SW is more Nigerian than Obi, isn't it? What has other politicians done for the SE compared to what Obi has done for other regions?

Reno like playing dirty games when is comes to Obi, we all know. The truth is that Obi is the best Nigerian to govern Nigeria as of now. If he misbehaves as president when God opens the way, we have a way to boot him out with our ballot. No campaign of calumny that will change what God has ordained.

AdolfHitlerxXx:
SW wouldn't vote him again. We gave him 50% vote and yet he rarely donates there.

Let him send some of the looted Anambra billions to us otherwise.... na OYO

He couldn't even pretend to hide his disdain for the South West. Imagine donating to all regions in the country except the South West. Yet, the Yorubas are gaslighted everyday for being bigots and not supporting him even though he got a fairly good outing there in 2023.

Does Dangote have anything in the southeast?
Does TY Danjuma have anything in the southeast?
Does Atiku have anything in the southeast?
Does Tinubu have anything in the southeast?
Why judge Obi this way?
Must Obi have a different yardstick to measure philanthropy?

Sheggy13:
He couldn't even pretend to hide his disdain for the South West. Imagine donating to all regions in the country except the South West. Yet, the Yorubas are gaslighted everyday for being bigots and not supporting him even though he got a fairly good outing there in 2023.

Since Nigeria began, Tinubu's is the only government without an Igbo from number one to five positions.

Tinubu's disdain for the southeast is unprecedented of any Nigerian president.

christejames:
The People's President, the man in whom the wand to transform this country is in his hands 👐



Jisike!

Which people? A man that lived in lagos almost all his life forgot to give a kobo to lagos and the entire region and one psycho was foaming in the mouth that the removed his name from a bus stop and replaced it with badoo. What a people!! It really shows that if these people ever gets to power other region will hear wen. I know that if lagos is in the SE and yorubas are flocking in through night buses, they would have removed all the yorubas there or triple their rent and make life unbearable for the yorubas. In fact, igbo would make sure you feel the impact of being a non indegene. A man who wanted to be a president deliberately refused to give shishi to a whole ethnic group. Radarada

Most of the donations is in Anambra state not even South east but it is his money though and he have the right to give to whom he pleases.

jmoore:
Tinubu supporters are funny. They want Peter Obi to use his personal fund to fund the budget of Nigeria.


I am waiting for them to say Obi gave his children Igbo names. That none of his children has Yoruba or Hausa name.

You know it is not about that. He is basically being called out as a tribalist that he is. That's the person who want to govern Nigeria

9jatriot:
To answer your question, more of playing to the gallery and a little doze of desperation.

I threw a challenge one time like that to hoebidients. I asked them to show us any record of Obi donating or philanthropy
1: before he became governor
2: before 2019 after he left governorship seat
3: Betwen 2019 and 2022

They have not yet returned with any previous records. You can check, all of his donations started around 2022 or later when it became clear that he wanted to contest.

I really would have had no problem with him if and when he chooses to donate, since it is his money, but it is the act of claiming to be a 'cent' that he is not that irritates me.

It matters for someone who wants to govern all Nigerians and he's specifically donating because he wants votes from Nigerians

gidgiddy:
I don't think it matters when Obi started donating to worthy causes. Even if he was doing so before he became Governor, you guys would have still said it was a political strategy to get elected

The important thing is that the institutions that need such donations appreciate and utilise the gesture. People who don't like Obi's face won't like him, no matter what says or does

And those kinds of institutions are not found in South West?

Shebi APC governors are stopping PO from visiting their states. Now they are clutching on straws again. PO has been making generous donations even before he became governor on a low key. Na now camera begin follow am up and down.

Shebi Una say the donations are because of elections.

AdolfHitlerxXx:
SW wouldn't vote him again. We gave him 50% vote and yet he rarely donates there.

Let him send some of the looted Anambra billions to us otherwise.... na OYO

At least, this should be a wake up for the "woke" Yoruba Obidients

TimeManager:
Igbo-centric donations. His antecedents in the last election where he appointed Southeasterners as cordinators in other geopolitical zones precedes him. Hopefully he can amend his tribal prejudice going forward.

-Kiss the truth!

Id you don't like it start your own donations let's see.

How can you tell a man who to dash his money?

Una head correct so?

maasoap:
And those kinds of institutions are not found in South West?

You insult him morning till night but you want his money?

check yourself for malaria

Nchenches:
Does Dangote have anything in the southeast?
Does TY Danjuma have anything in the southeast?
Does Atiku have anything in the southeast?
Does Tinubu have anything in the southeast?
Why judge Obi this way?
Must Obi have a different yardstick to measure philanthropy?

The hypocrisy is nauseating from the lots of them

Peter Obi does not own anybody any explanation on his personal money.

How much has your southwestern leaders donated?

Ezewuzie01:
Peter Obi can continue donating from his Pandora loot and he will still not be President. If he believes that he can bribe God with looted funds to make him President, he was deceived. He should make public the total amount in that hidden foreign account that the Pandora papers exposed and why he hid the money abroad under his daughter's name.

zero8zero:
Dem no dey carry camera or make noise.. even Orji Uzor Kalu dey donate steady, is it Rochas Okorocha?, Obi has not done half of what Rochas donates, is it Kwankwaso?. Guy rest, Obi is an attention seeker doing it for politics.

guy do your own and decide how you want it to trend... Leave Obi alone let him decide what to do with his money..

maasoap:
And those kinds of institutions are not found in South West?

I'm sure the South West have rich people, even richer than Obi. Let them donate like Obi so that the equation can equate.

AgentNairaland:
https://punchng.com/obi-defends-n540m-donation-amid-seast-bias-claims/

Is it not his personal money?

Why are they bothered with who got what?

Instead of holding their governors and President accountable, they are busy distracting themselves.

Gentledove2001:
Was he making these donations before, during, or after his time as governor of Anambra State? Or did all of this suddenly begin out of his desperation to become Nigeria’s president? Why does he always go around with a camera crew during these so-called donations?

Even the Bible says you shouldn’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing if you do, then your motive is questionable. This man lacks strategy, and his Obidient noise-makers won’t advise him properly. He keeps focusing his eye-service donations on a particular zone one that holds the least electoral value all in a bid to attract sympathy. But he forgets that elections aren’t won with emotions, they are won with strategy.

In 2027, what I want to hear from Obi, Atiku, and Tinubu is not more promises about turning Nigeria into Bangladesh in two years, but what they’ve actually done. Obi should show us the world-class hospitals and schools he built as a governor not fake donations just to look good. Mr. Desperado needs to be called out.

Peter Obi has been known for making personal donations both before and after his tenure as Governor of Anambra State (2006–2014).
Below is a summary of documented evidence regarding his philanthropic activities:

Before Becoming Governor (Pre 2006)

Peter Obi was a successful businessman before entering politics. While specific detailed records of donations are not as widely documented before his governorship, there is credible evidence from public interviews and reports that:

He personally supported education and health initiatives through his private capacity.
He served on the boards of several companies, and was known to sponsor scholarships and aid to the Catholic Church, particularly in Anambra.

Example:

In several interviews, Peter Obi stated that he was already supporting mission schools and hospitals privately before becoming governor. In a 2022 interview with Channels TV, he mentioned:
"Even before I became governor, I was helping schools, especially mission schools with donations and support."

As Governor (2006–2014)

Although this question focuses on before and after his governorship, it is worth noting that during his time in office, Peter Obi directed government resources to mission schools and health institutions, but also continued personal donations.

He donated to over 1,000 schools, mostly through the government but often supplemented personally.

After Leaving Office (2014–2023)

Yes, Peter Obi has continued to make personal donations after leaving office. These acts are well documented and verifiable:
Education Support

2015–2021: Obi donated N100 million worth of computers and other educational materials to secondary schools across Nigeria. These were personal donations, not tied to any political office.

Source: Vanguard Nigeria, 2017

Hospital Donations

He made donations to Catholic and Anglican hospitals, including:

St. Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha

Iyienu Mission Hospital, Ogidi

Our Lady of Lourdes, Ihiala

These were part of his post governorship philanthropy to improve health services.

COVID-19 Response

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he made personal donations of cash and medical supplies to various hospitals and isolation centres.

Source: Punch, 2020

2021–2023 Campaign Period

Even during his 2023 presidential campaign, Peter Obi was seen making non-political donations, including:

Supporting displaced persons and IDPs (e.g., Benue State donations to flood victims and IDPs in 2022).

Supporting schools in Northern Nigeria and South-East through books and computers.

Source: Verified from reports by Arise News and TheCable (2022).

You are free to fact check on this.



MORE

1. Vanguard Nigeria – Donation of Educational Materials to Schools

Title: Obi donates educational materials to Anambra schools
Date Published: August 16, 2017
Link: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/obi-donates-educational-materials-anambra-schools/
2. Punch Newspaper – COVID-19 Relief Donation

Title: COVID-19: Peter Obi donates relief materials to Anambra
Date Published: April 20, 2020
Link: https://punchng.com/covid-19-peter-obi-donates-relief-materials-to-anambra/

3. TheCable – Donation to Benue Flood Victims and IDPs

Title: Peter Obi donates N5m to Benue IDPs, pledges support for flood victims
Date Published: October 20, 2022
Link: https://www.thecable.ng/peter-obi-donates-n5m-to-benue-idps-pledges-support-for-flood-victims

4. Arise News / Channels TV Interviews

Peter Obi made various references in interviews about his longstanding habit of personal philanthropy, especially in:

Arise News Interview on June 6, 2022

Channels TV "Politics Today" on July 2022

Na wah! They want to dictate to him how to spend or donate his own money? It's just even national resources but personal money.

Some of the arguments against Obi is getting weirder and more ludicrous by the day.

Gentledove2001:
Was he making these donations before, during, or after his time as governor of Anambra State? Or did all of this suddenly begin out of his desperation to become Nigeria’s president? Why does he always go around with a camera crew during these so-called donations?

Even the Bible says you shouldn’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing if you do, then your motive is questionable. This man lacks strategy, and his Obidient noise-makers won’t advise him properly. He keeps focusing his eye-service donations on a particular zone one that holds the least electoral value all in a bid to attract sympathy. But he forgets that elections aren’t won with emotions, they are won with strategy.

In 2027, what I want to hear from Obi, Atiku, and Tinubu is not more promises about turning Nigeria into Bangladesh in two years, but what they’ve actually done. Obi should show us the world-class hospitals and schools he built as a governor not fake donations just to look good. Mr. Desperado needs to be called out.

[b]But he forgets that elections aren’t won with emotions, they are won with strategy. Indeed! Same way you are busy using same emotion to keep an inept person in power because of tribalism

Oya dangote, where are you?
Otedola nko? Show your face!
Let us see if you can donate at all, even to South East.
If a president of southwest origin cannot give igbos better appointments in his government, you want a private citizen to use his money to do good to your region?
Later, they will be insulting him for his good gesture.
If he provides toilets that they lack in the southwest, they will mock him that the toilets are substandard.
Regional tribalísts should continue.
They go tire!

You can't tell a man how he should spend his money

ClearFlair:
Nobody cares about the colour of what you are thinking sir. Obi cannot win, but they won't stop talking about him daily. Be deceiving yourselves

Help me tell them. Someone you say he cannot win election or rule Nigeria is who you are having headache for. When I know someone isn't a threat to me I won't even mind his existence more or less care what he does or doesn't do.

Kemetian:
He should be kind on an equal basis to the entire country he wants to rule as president.

His selective philanthropy indicates how he will govern to selectively favour the south east over the rest of Nigeria.

Is tinubu not favouring the SW more than any other region? You guys can't take half of what you dish out. Living on lies and bigotry.