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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Azam101: 6:58pm On Oct 12, 2018
HigherEd:
What a profile.

If Atiku can get this in each region then we are cruising to ASO Rock

SE: 95%
SS: 80%
SW:35%
NC: 55%
NE: 60%
NW:10%
I guess all the places you made mentioned yamiree dominate the place

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by chrisair101: 6:58pm On Oct 12, 2018
Woahhhh woahhhh woahhhh.. After reading his resume, never knew when i automatically stood up and started clapping... Verily Verily i say to myself, I haven't only being Articulated but also challenged by my VP come 2019.......

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by NaijaRoyalty(m): 7:00pm On Oct 12, 2018
Resume , just too much for one man .

Too much that I got tired of reading half way.

This is the kind of man we want together with Atiku , to put our already destroyed economy back on track .

Peter Obi is just too much .

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by ibejichizzy: 7:01pm On Oct 12, 2018
Rityonyi:
Femi Otedola would have been a good match though.

That will make him divide Southwest zone ( Tinubu zone which have over 14 million registered voters)

Atiku already have the vote of SE getting a VP from SW would have been a big plus for him wink
see ur mouth like already have.
See finish wey u get for east.
Taaa si ebaa puooooo

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Ctrlfocus: 7:05pm On Oct 12, 2018
TimeMachine:
Peter Obi, is more than a real deal.

He is just a brain that has remained untapped for decades by Nigeria.

I never knew this Mr. Peter Obi was this loaded...

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Nobody: 7:09pm On Oct 12, 2018
Ctrlfocus:


I never knew this Mr. Peter Obi was this loaded...

I know Obi for awhile and there are few Nigerians who can match his cerebral capacity in micro and macro economic dynamics.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by gidjah(m): 7:09pm On Oct 12, 2018
wao!!!i was actually wondering why people were so so clamouring for Uncle Peter Obi,but i now i know !!!see clean RESUME DOTTED WITH EXCELLENCE

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by ecolime(m): 7:11pm On Oct 12, 2018
HigherEd:
What a profile.

If Atiku can get this in each region then we are cruising to ASO Rock

SE: 95%
SS: 80%
SW:35%
NC: 55%
NE: 60%
NW:10%
Expect nothing less than 55% from SW. Majority of Yorubas are not zombies. They have a mind of their own. Osun election is a testament to this. All hands are on deck to send APC packing. PDP should play their cards well.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by valopotosky(m): 7:14pm On Oct 12, 2018
My dear I can assure of one tin, dat Nigeria will great again with dis combination. Both are resource managers. Job creation, creation of enabling business environment and improved standard of living will be attended to. Ride my president and beloved VP

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by TheShopKeeper(m): 7:14pm On Oct 12, 2018
rentAcock:
Some people really like school o. Did the graduate with any degree from Harvard, Columbia and london business school or he just went for a couple weeks training?


...seems all the citadel of learning he attended were just few weeks of business/management training (one or two week max)

...Nigerians, especially politicians always like to show of the number of schools and courses they attended even if they are just few days...

...however I'm not discounting his ability to be an effective VP and a potential future presidential candidate...
Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Sannisege: 7:15pm On Oct 12, 2018
ecolime:

Expect nothing less than 55% from SW. Majority of Yorubas are not zombies. They have a mind of their own. Osun election is a testament to this. All hands are on deck to send APC packing. PDP should play their cards well.
You be mumu. Osun election was between two Yoruba persons. 2019 is now between yoruba and igbo. Congratulations to M. Buhari (GCFR) in advance.
Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by InvertedHammer: 7:16pm On Oct 12, 2018
/.
This is once in a lifetime team.

But knowing Nigerians, some prefer an uneducated almajiri to rule them (biting the nose to spite the face) than live in a progressive nation.

Like I always say, Buhari may be a good man (or a pretentious mediocre) but he doesn't belong to the 21st Century. Other nations have moved on while Nigeria is still battling with outdated ideological approach to leadership.

/

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by killsmith(f): 7:16pm On Oct 12, 2018
Do you see how heavy the cv of Peter obi is?


the yorubas will once again prove that they're the most hateful and foolish people in Nigeria by voting someone without certificate over Peter obi.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by innobets(m): 7:16pm On Oct 12, 2018
Ok

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Sannisege: 7:18pm On Oct 12, 2018
killsmith:
Do you see how heavy the cv of Peter obi is?


the yorubas will once again prove that they're the most hateful and foolish people in Nigeria by voting someone without certificate over Peter obi.
ODE, Osibanjo is a Professsor of law and SAN
Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by biometrics: 7:18pm On Oct 12, 2018
TWOWAYMIRROR:
Peter Obi's profile.

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NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)

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 States, 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.

It is a good cv par excellemce but he is in a wrong ship with a failed partner

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by DilyAtlantis: 7:19pm On Oct 12, 2018
Smile4daddy:
I was in a dream last night breaking this morning, and in the dream I saw groups of men sitting round in a close door as they were holding a meeting and one man was standing all alone.

And I walked up to meet the man standing alone and asked him what are the names of those men holding meeting.

He said their names are; Atiku, OBJ, Daddy G.O, Kuka, and Gumi and many others. I then ask what is their mission.

He said their mission is to Loot, Kill and to destroy the Broken Nation which President Buhari is struggling to fix.

Immediately I was about to open my mouth again to ask what should Nigerians do to stop these Crooks and Dubious men, then he tap me from behind and he said my son, I know what you wanted to ask...

But don't worry THEY WILL LOSE TOGETHER.

Immediately I opened my eyes and find out it was a dream. Please is there any one who can tell me the meaning of this dream?


The meaning is poverty is all over you. Stupidity and illiteracy is about to befall you. Idiot

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by AFONJACOW(m): 7:24pm On Oct 12, 2018
HigherEd:
What a profile.
If Atiku can get this in each region then we are cruising to ASO Rock
SE: 100% SS: 99% SW:45% NC: 55% NE: 66% NW:10%

lifeless clown must go back to his cows

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by naijjaman(m): 7:24pm On Oct 12, 2018
Nigeria may get another chance to progress with these two.
But I am afraid the forces of darkness will work overtime to derail this.

May God give Nigerian people great leader regardless of the party they come from.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by ecolime(m): 7:24pm On Oct 12, 2018
Sannisege:
You be mumu. Osun election was between two Yoruba persons. 2019 is now between yoruba and igbo. Congratulations to M. Buhari (GCFR) in advance.
You are the douche bag here. You think people truly like Senator Adeleke. Nahh... He was voted for massively because everyone is fed up of APC.

2019 is only between Yoruba and Igbo for shallow minded people like you. What has a Yoruba man being the VP got to do with your well being as an individual? Get some sense man. Tribalism won't do you any good.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by TheShopKeeper(m): 7:24pm On Oct 12, 2018
...it will be nice to have a live debate on tv between the VP candidates of the 2 major party: APV vs PDP, Osinbajo vs Obi...that will be politically interesting...

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Chukazu: 7:28pm On Oct 12, 2018
Atiku had embarrassment of choices when it comes to South East VP. From Peter Obi , OKONJO , SOLUDO , EZEKWESILI, ARUNMA OTTEH... Plenty . I sincerely think OKONJO would have endeared massive Women support, SOLUDO has an incredible economic tentacles... they are just "Primus inter Pares " in Greek

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by jammy60(m): 7:29pm On Oct 12, 2018
TWOWAYMIRROR:
Peter Obi's profile.

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NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)

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 States, 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 08144522755 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.
Chaiii what a renounced Biography and legacy you deserve more than VP

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by hisgrace090: 7:29pm On Oct 12, 2018
Esseite:
Aggressive business men....

Atleast one thing i know from Atiku/Peter is that factories would spring up all over Nigeria..


Please where is my PVC, to think i almost lost it after osun election..


How I wish 2019 will come tomorrow.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by igbobuigbo: 7:30pm On Oct 12, 2018
Naijaguy12345:
Dead on arrival . APC forever. Igbo are desperate to go near power, 100 years to this day you'll remain our slave. Vote 100 percent Atiku in the east, it ain't gonna win you nothing, only the underage voters(9 years old) from the north is enough to cover the entire vote from the east. The machinery is there for APC victory. OBI or whatever can go to hell.

There you have it!!!

Buhari is a cursed cow!!!

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by writeprof(m): 7:34pm On Oct 12, 2018
Whaoh! No wonder Anambra then and now is working when compared to many states. In short, what Nigeria needs now is managers not rogues parading themselves as politicians.

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Sannisege: 7:35pm On Oct 12, 2018
ecolime:

You are the douche bag here. You think people truly like Senator Adeleke. Nahh... He was voted for massively because everyone is fed up of APC.

2019 is only between Yoruba and Igbo for shallow minded people like you. What has a Yoruba man being the VP got to do with your well being as an individual? Get some sense man. Tribalism won't do you any good.
If you like abuse me all you like. Atiku just lost the election. Only kids in politics like you think otherwise.
Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Nobody: 7:36pm On Oct 12, 2018
BUHARI has the worst RESUME’

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Sannisege: 7:37pm On Oct 12, 2018
EVILFOREST:
BUHARI has the worst RESUME’
But its still better than your father's CV

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by guvna(m): 7:38pm On Oct 12, 2018
success1smyn:
let shun tribalism and vote for this team.
seem to be the right team, and if they fail we vote them out


we shall continue trying until we get it right.

#backtodaura loading...

Well said!!

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Nobody: 7:38pm On Oct 12, 2018
Sannisege:
But its still better than your father's CV
....as if you know my DAD...
We all know BUHARI.
F9 in MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS is a subject people rarely fail because students are scored in steps.
Every step attracts a mark.
Just peeping into your neighbors work can fetch you a C or D in mathematics.
Meanwhile, Sai BaBa no fit COPY sef

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Re: Peter Obi Biography, Age, Atiku Abubakar's Running Mate by Sannisege: 7:41pm On Oct 12, 2018
EVILFOREST:

....as if you know my DAD...
We all know BUHARI.
F9 in MATHEMATICS
You sef don talk am. Nobody knows your father (A nonentity) but the history of Nigeria can't be written without mentioning the name Muhammadu Buhari.

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