A presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP, Mr Peter
Obi, has released his bio-data, that casts him as standing tall among PDP
aspirants.
Obi, born on July 19, 1961, in Onitsha, Anambra, had his
early education at the famous Christ the King College, Onitsha, from where he
gained admission to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, one of Nigeria’s first
generation universities.
The former governor of Anambra is viewed by political
analysts as a top contender in the crowded PDP camp, which parades over a dozen
contenders for the top job.
Obi is the fourth son of a devout Catholic and entrepreneur
mum and dad, who ran a popular supermarket in Onitsha, the commercial hub of
the Southeast more than 50 years ago.
Young Obi took to international trade after leaving
university, where he studied philosophy.
Now 61, Obi made a huge success in his business endeavor and
subsequently, ventured into politics.
He was later to enrol at the Lagos Business School in Ajah,
near Lagos, where he undertook a course designed for chief executives.
Obi also attended the Harvard Business School in Boston,
Massachusetts, for the mid-to-mid marketing course and another short course on
Changing the Game in same school.
He was later to attend the London School of Economics for a
course in Financial Management and Business Policy as well as the Institute for
Management Development in Switzerland.
Obi also attended the U.S. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management and Oxford University in England, where he attended a course in
Advanced Management and Leadership.
He had a short stint at Cambridge University’s George
Business School in Cambridge, England.
Obi got elected as governor of Anambra State in 2006. His
second term ended in 2014.
He succeeded in shaping the economy of the state and
positioning it as first among equals.
He also recorded huge success in improving the secondary
education sector.
As governor, Obi was also a member of the Presidential
Economic Management Team as well as Special Adviser to the President on
Finance.
He was also vice-chairman of the influential Nigeria
Governors’ Forum and Chairman of the South-East Governor’s Forum from 2006 to
2014.
The PDP presidential aspirant was also a former chairman of
the board of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He was chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc., Guardian Express
Mortgage Bank and chairman of Future Views Securities Ltd.
The presidential aspirant was also a former chairman of
Chams Nigeria Plc.; Paymaster Plc. and Next International Ltd., the expansive
supermarket chain, located in Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Obi is a member of many professional bodies, including the
Nigerian Economic Summit Group; Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers and a
member of the British Institute of Directors.
In 2012, Obi received an award by the Methodist Church of
Nigeria for his prudent management of public resources and in 2013, he along
with former Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State were named Silver Bird Men of
the Year.
Analysts are waiting anxiously to know who will emerge the
flag bearer in the PDP as the countdown to the high-stakes presidential
election gets underway.
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