Peter Obi
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 62 |
Date of birth | July 19,1961 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Onitsha |
Nigeria | |
Spouse | Margaret Brownson Usen |
Children | Gabriella Nwamaka Frances Obi |
Gregory Peter Oseloka Obi | |
Siblings | Bibiana Adani |
Martina Obi | |
Ndibe Obi | |
Fabian Obi | |
Party | Labour Party |
Education | University of Nigeria, UNN Nsukka |
Previous position | Governor of Anambra State (2007–2014) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 868182 |
Peter Obi Life story
Peter Gregory Obi CON is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as governor of Anambra from March to November 2006, February to May 2007, and June 2007 to March 2014.
Why Nigeria's lax attitude to names is causing a fuss
... Allegations of forgery or impersonation have been made and vigorously denied, with various explanations for the discrepancies offered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi - or their spokespersons and supporters...
Bola Tinubu inauguration: Nigeria to swear in new president
... But if the candidates who came second and third - Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi - in February s presidential election have their way then Mr Tinubu may not be in power for very long...
Nigeria election: The mystery of the altered results in disputed poll
... While the official result in this state gave a clear majority to Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), our tally suggested that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) had actually received most votes in the state by a wide margin...
Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
... His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour s Peter Obi 25%...
Nigeria election results 2023: Bola Tinubu takes strong lead over Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
... Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has 31%, while third-party candidate Peter Obi has 20%...
Nigeria election results 2023: Tinubu ahead of Atiku and Obi
... Labour s Peter Obi has close to 18%, having caused an upset by defeating Mr Tinubu in the biggest city, Lagos...
Nigeria election results 2023: Peter Obi wins Lagos against Bola Tinubu - provisional
... The Labour Party s Peter Obi narrowly defeated the ruling party s Bola Tinubu in his heartland, results announced by state election officials show...
Nigeria election: Votes counted after tight poll, final results may take days
... But this time, there is also a strong challenge from a third-party candidate in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari - the Labour Party s Peter Obi, who is backed by many young people...
Nigeria election results 2023: Bola Tinubu takes strong lead over Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
By Nduka Orjinmo in Abuja & Joseph Winter in LondonBBC News
Bola Tinubu from Nigeria's ruling party has taken a strong lead as results are declared from Saturday's presidential election, amid opposition protests.
With results announced from about two-thirds of The States , he has a lead of about 1. 5 million votes.
Mr Tinubu, 70, a wealthy businessman and former governor of Lagos state, has 39% of votes counted So Far .
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has 31%, while third-party candidate Peter Obi has 20%.
The parties of both Mr Abubakar and Mr Obi have called for the election to be cancelled and rerun, alleging that the inability of the Electoral Commission to upload results to its website showed that the results had been manipulated.
Many voters reported widespread problems with uploading results through the new electronic voting system, which was intended to speed up The Process .
There were also widespread delays, with many polling stations opening several hours late, and some attacked by armed men. Voting was held overnight, and on Sunday in some areas.
The Electoral Commission says the opposition parties should take their complaints to court and is pressing ahead with the release of results.
A candidate needs to have The Most votes nationwide and at least a quarter of ballots cast in 25 of the 36 states, plus Abuja, to be declared The Winner .
If those thresholds are not reached then there will a second round run-off between The Top two candidates.
So Far , Mr Tinubu has passed that threshold in 22 states.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com