Former governor of Anambra state and The Labour Party's presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi, is today, 19th July 2024, celebrating his 63rd birthday. Good wishes and felicitations have been sent the politician's way by Nigerians, supporters, fellow politicians and leaders across the world.
Considered one of the most charismatic politicians in recent times, Mr Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi was born in Onitsha in the year 1961. Mr Obi completed secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, and tertiary education at the University of Nigeria in 1984. After completing his education, he pursued a career in banking and business before becoming a full-time politician.
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After losing the Governorship of Anambra State in 2003, Obi contested and won the election in 2006. Soon after he took office, Obi was impeached in November of the same year by the judiciary, and after it was overturned, he took office again in February 2007. He was removed from office again after the 2007 election, but the judiciary intervened for his second term, which he continued until 2014. Mr Obi decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, and in 2019, he was selected as the vice presidential candidate for the year's election along Atiku Abubakar. In 2022, when he was in Labour Party, Obi ran for president, along with Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as the vice presidential candidate. Though he lost the election to Bola Tinubu, Obi's campaign has been described as populist, especially with the legacy of firing a group of 'Obidients'. The popular politician has received several awards for his political roles, among them the 'Man of the Year' by The Sun in 2007. He has been married to Margaret Brownson-Usen since 1992 and they have two children together.
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