Питер Оби
Питер Оби | |
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 Портрет, 2023 | |
| Губернатор штата Анамбра | |
| В офисе 14 июня 2007 г. - 17 марта 2014 г. | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Andy Uba |
| Succeeded by | Willie Obiano |
| In office 9 February 2007 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Virginia Etiaba |
| Succeeded by | Andy Uba |
| In office 17 March 2006 – 3 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Ngige |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Etiaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Gregory Obi 19 July 1961 Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse |
Margaret Brownson Usen
(m. 1992) |
| Education | |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Питер Грегори Оби Кон ( Лес: [родитель] ; Родился 19 июля 1961 года) - нигерийский политик и бизнесмен, который был губернатором штата Анамбра при президенте Олусегун Обасанджо с 17 марта 2006 года по 3 ноября 2006 года, когда он был привлечен к ответственности. Он был восстановлен 9 февраля 2007 года и продолжил свою пребывание до 2010 года. Он был переизбран на второй срок до 7 марта 2014 года. Член лейбористской партии с 2022 года, он был кандидатом в президенты на президентских выборах в 2023 году .
Родился в Онитше, Анамбра , Оби окончил Христос Королевский колледж, Онитша и Университет Нигерии, Нсукка . Он начал свою карьеру в банковском деле, а затем в политике. Он оспаривал должность губернатора штата Анамбра в 2003 году при всех прогрессивных альянсе, но проиграл Крису Нгиге . Позже он был избран на офис в марте 2006 года и в ноябре в том же году импичменен в том же году. Вскоре после того, как импичмент был отменен, он вступил в должность в феврале 2007 года. После выборов в государственную губернаторские выборы в штате Анамбра 2007 года он снова был удален, но судебная власть вмешалась, и он продолжил свой второй срок. Оби был губернатором штата Анамбра с этого года до 2014 года, когда передал своему преемнику Вилли Обиано .
Obi sought the Nigerian vice presidential nomination in 2019, along Atiku Abubakar after decamping to Peoples Democratic Party but lost to Muhammadu Buhari. He became a member of the Labour Party in 2022 and was handed the presidential ticket by Patrick Utomi during the primary election of the party. He selected Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as the vice presidential candidate for the 2023 Nigerian presidential election, and their ticket lost to president and vice president, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. Obi's presidential campaign has been described as populist, especially with firing a group of supporters called the 'Obidients'.
Early life and education
[edit]Obi was born on 19 July 1961, in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, to a devout Christian family[1][2] from the Igbo town of Agulu. He had his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, where he obtained his West African Examination Council (WAEC). In 1980, he enrolled in the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu State, where he studied Philosophy until his graduation in 1984.[3] Obi studied at Lagos Business School, International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, Harvard Business School, Saïd Business School in England, Cambridge Judge Business School, and Kellogg School of Management.[3]
Career
[edit]Governorship
[edit]Obi contested for the Governor of Anambra State under the All Progressives Grand Alliance in 2003, but lost to Chris Ngige. Ngige's defeat in the election was overturned in 2006 by the Court of Appeal, after a ruling at Enugu, which declared Obi the winner of the 2003 election, and he resumed office on 17 March 2006. Obi was impeached on 3 November 2006 by the Anambra State House of Assembly led by the speaker Mike Balonwu. After refusal of participating in the election in April 2007, which would later be won by Andy Uba, Obi challenged the impeachment, which was annulled by the Supreme court of Nigeria.[4] Obi was re-instated on 14 June 2007. On 7 February 2010, Obi won the Anambra State election, and served his second term until 17 March 2014, when he was succeeded by Willie Obiano. After the 2015 General Election, President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Obi as the chairman of the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), and on 12 October 2018, Obi was named as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar under the Peoples Democratic Party's for the presidential election in 2019. Obi was the third in the results.[5]
Presidential Campaign
[edit]On 24 March 2022, Obi declared his intention to run for President of Nigeria under the party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Afterwards, he pulled out, announcing that he will be running under the Labour Party instead.[6][7] According to the Nigerian newspaper Peoples Gazette, Obi wrote to the leaders of PDP on 24 May 2022, to resign his membership,[8] as well as reportedly complained of massive bribing of delegates and vote buying during the party's presidential primary, citing the existence of a party clique collaborating against him.[9] Obi's business background and status as a major candidate unaffiliated with either of Nigeria's two main parties has drawn comparisons with Emmanuel Macron's successful 2017 French presidential election.[10][11]
Obidient movement
[edit]During the 2023 Presidential election campaign, people under 30 proved to be some of the biggest Obi's supporters, showing their support via social media, protests and street marches.[12][13][14] Aisha Yesufu endorsed Obi in her first-ever endorsement of a presidential candidate.[15] Young supporters of Obi's campaign were generally called the "Obidients", which was coined from his name "Obi".[13] In a Business Day opinion article, Chikwurah Isiguzo argued that:[16]
[The Obidients] are attracted by Peter Obi's ideology of frugality, economic production rather than the ostentatious consumerism and waste, and resourceful management and investment in key sectors, for economic growth and development.
Political commentators have generally argued that Obi's third party candidacy appeals to young voters dissatisfied with the two major parties, which has resulted in the "biggest political movement in recent Nigerian history."[17] With his core message of prudence and accountability, Obi has managed to gain the backing of voters for his previously largely unknown Labour Party into a strong third force against two political heavyweights, APC and PDP.[18] Before campaigns were officially kicked off, Obi's supporters held a series of One Million Man Marches in several Nigerian cities including Makurdi, Calabar, Lafia, Port Harcourt, Afikpo, Owerri, Enugu, Auchi, Abuja, Kano, Ilorin, Abakaliki and Ibadan. The marches were not part of the official campaigns; as they were led by volunteer Obi supporters and not Obi's in-house team or political party. The marches experienced massive turnouts.[19][20][21][22]
Selection of running mate
[edit]Physician Doyin Okupe initially was the temporary running mate of Obi until a substantive candidate could be selected.[23] In the run-up to the final selection of a running mate, media outlets reported that there was an effort to have former Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna State serve as Obi's running mate.[24]
On 8 July 2022, Obi unveiled his running mate, Senator for Kaduna North Senatorial District Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. Speaking on his choice of the vice presidential candidate, he stated:
This is our right to secure, unite and make Nigeria productive. And you can't do that without having people who have similar visions, ideas and are prepared for the task. So, I have the honour today to present to you, God willing, Nigeria's next vice president in the person of Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.[25]
Election results
[edit]The results were announced on 1 March 2023. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress party, was named the president-elect with 8.79 million votes. Obi received 6.1 million votes, and won in both Lagos and Abuja.[26] This put Obi in third place behind winner Bola Tinubu and People's Democratic Party nominee Atiku Abubakar. Due to the elections being rife with several allegations, reports and evidence of voter manipulation, disenfranchisement and rigging,[27] Obi announced that he would challenge the election results, stating that, "We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians".[28][29]
Controversy
[edit]Pandora papers
[edit]As a result of the Pandora Papers leaks, the Premium Times reported on Obi's involvement in offshore companies in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands and Barbados.[30] Obi appeared to have made shell companies in the 1990s with the Barbados-based Beauchamp Investments Limited and UK-based Next International (UK) Limited being tied back to Obi and his family.[31] This was before he held any political office in Nigeria.
Further reporting showed that in 2010 as well, Obi had Access International help him set up and manage Gabriella Investments Limited, a company in the British Virgin Islands named after Obi's daughter. One of the directors was also the director of a Belize-based shell company that was issued 50,000 shares in Gabriella Investments. In 2017, Obi reorganized the company under the name PMGG Investments Limited and created a trust named The Gabriella Settlement, which became the sole shareholder in PMGG Investments Limited. Obi was not holding any political position at this time.
A Premium Times report claimed that Obi remained as director of Next International (UK) Limited while serving as Governor of Anambra State, which is in direct violation of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. In an interview with Arise News, Obi clarified that he resigned from all companies before taking office as Governor of Anambra State.[32]
The report also claimed that Obi's non-declaration of his offshore companies broke the Nigerian Constitution's provision that require public officers to declare all their properties, assets, and liabilities.[31] Obi stated that he did not break any laws and clarified that the accounts' money was accrued from his time as a businessman. The EFCC invited him for questioning in October 2021, after President Buhari directed all anti-corruption agencies to investigate those named in the leaks.[33][34][35]
Personal life and awards
[edit]In 1992, Obi married Margaret Brownson (née Usen) and they have two children.[36] He was awarded the Man of the Year by The Sun in 2007,[3] the Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria by This Day in 2009,[37] and the Best Performing Governor on Immunization in Southeast, Nigeria by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2012.[38] In 2013 Obi became the Silverbird Group's Man of the Year. In 2014, he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Lagos Business School Alumni Association (LBSAA),[39] the Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award, and the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester.[40] Obi was the recipient of the This Day award for the Governor of the Decade in 2020,[41] and the Leadership Excellence Award's Man of the Year in 2022.[42]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ayeni, Tofe (3 May 2022). "Nigeria: 10 things about Peter Obi, presidential aspirant". The Africa Report.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Orjinmo, Olivia Ndubuisi & Nduka (19 January 2023). "Peter Obi: Di Labour Party candidate wey dey totori young Nigerians". BBC News Pidgin. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Akubuiro, Henry (19 July 2022). "Peter Obi: 61 years on a solid rock". The Sun. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Aziken, Emmanuel (14 November 2013). "Anambra's difficult political story". Vanguard. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Obadare, Ebenezer (22 March 2023). "Peter Obi and a Dream Deferred". Abuja, Nigeria: Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Ugwu, Chinagorom (24 March 2022). "2023 - Peter Obi declares for president, vows to create jobs, secure Nigeria". Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi resigns from PDP: Former Anambra state governor tok why e withdraw from di Peoples Democratic Party presidential primaries". BBC News Pidgin. BBC. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "PDP, Peter Obi and the corrupt system". The Guardian. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Akintade, Adefemola (25 May 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Peter Obi dumps PDP, pulls out of presidential primaries". Peoples Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi and Macron magic". The Sun. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Can Nigeria's Peter Obi ride his newfound momentum all the way to presidency?". France 24. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "'Obidients' hail Peter Obi's massive welcome at Dunamis". The Punch. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Is Peter Obi and 'Obidients' really ready?". Daily Trust. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi: The Labour Party candidate electrifying young Nigerians". BBC News. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "How the #EndSARS Generation Is Trying to Revolutionise Nigeria". www.vice.com. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Isiguzo, Chukwurah Destiny (10 July 2022). "The Obi-dients and new political consciousness of Nigerian youths". Business Day. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "The Obi-dients and new political consciousness of Nigerian youths". Business Day. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi: The Labour Party candidate electrifying young Nigerians". BBC News. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi's supporters ground Makurdi with 'One-Million-Man Obitrek, We Are the Structure' march". 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "One million man March: Peter Obi supporters shut Nasarawa". 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "2023: Youth march in Port Harcourt in support of Peter Obi". 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Two million-man march for Obi grounds Enugu". 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "I Am 'Standing In' As Vice Presidential Candidate Of Labour Party – Doyin Okupe". Channels TV. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi coming under increased pressure to pick Shehu Sani as his running mate". Nigerian Watch Newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Peter Obi announces Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate". The Sun. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Burke, Jason (1 March 2023). "Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election – electoral commission". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Bola Tinubu's Nigeria election win: The rigging claims of Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar". BBC News. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Third-party candidate Peter Obi to challenge Nigeria election result". The Guardian. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Princewill, Nimi; Feleke, Bethlehem; Madowo, Larry (2 March 2023). "Peter Obi vows to challenge Nigerian election result: 'We won and we will prove it'". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Pandora Papers: I don't own more than $15m in offshore account –Peter Obi". The Sun. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ «Питер Оби: Я подал в отставку из 11 компаний, когда стал губернатором» . 11 октября 2021 года. Архивировано с оригинала 30 сентября 2022 года . Получено 13 июля 2022 года .
- ^ Абдулсалам, Хасан (7 октября 2021 г.). «Документы Пандоры: Петр Оби реагирует, пытается ввести в заблуждение нигерийцев» . Премиум раз . Архивировано из оригинала 8 октября 2021 года . Получено 8 октября 2021 года .
- ^ Adewole, Сегун (11 октября 2021 года). «Пандора документы: как я заработал деньги - Перет Оби» . Удар . Архивировано из оригинала 1 мая 2022 года . Получено 1 мая 2022 года .
- ^ Адебайо, Тайво-Хасан (17 октября 2021 года). "Pandora Papers: EFCC вызывает Питера Оби" . Премиум раз . Архивировано из оригинала 18 октября 2021 года . Получено 18 октября 2021 года .
- ^ «Питер Оби посылает любящее послание жене в день рождения» . Ежедневное доверие . Абуджа, Нигерия . 10 сентября 2022 года. Архивировано с оригинала 14 октября 2023 года . Получено 16 сентября 2023 года .
- ^ «Питер Оби, Оби-Дюйт Армия и смелость надежды, Осмунд Агбо» . Премиум раз . 18 июня 2022 года. Архивировано с оригинала 6 августа 2022 года . Получено 6 августа 2022 года .
- ^ «Извлечение полиомиелита: Фонд Билла Гейтса называет лучшего губернатора OBI в Нигерии» . Каналы телевидение . Архивировано из оригинала 16 апреля 2022 года . Получено 10 июня 2022 года .
- ^ «LBSAA чтит Obi, другие на президентском ужине - бизнес -школа Лагоса» . 9 июня 2014 года. Архивировано с оригинала 17 января 2023 года . Получено 30 июля 2022 года .
- ^ «Мое папское рыцарство исключительное - Оби» . Авангард . 21 декабря 2014 года. Архивировано с оригинала 4 июня 2022 года . Получено 4 июня 2022 года .
- ^ «Питер Оби как губернатор десятилетия» . Солнце . 26 января 2020 года. Архивировано с оригинала 14 апреля 2022 года . Получено 10 июня 2022 года .
- ^ «Питер Оби появляется в 2022 году« Человек года » . 15 августа 2022 года. Архивировано с оригинала 17 августа 2022 года . Получено 17 августа 2022 года .
Дальнейшее чтение
[ редактировать ]- «Импичмент через коррупцию и запугивание». Насилие, «крестные отцы» и коррупция в Нигерии (PDF) . Уголовная политика. Тол. 19. Хьюман Райтс Вотч . 1 октября 2007 г. с. 71–75. Архивировано (PDF) из оригинала 20 июня 2024 года . Получено 9 июля 2024 года .
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Нигерийские государственные губернаторы 2003–2007 гг.  |
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- 1961 Рождение
- Живые люди
- Выпускники Лондонской школы экономики
- Кандидаты на президенты Нигерии
- Колледж Христа Короля, выпускники Onitsha
- Колумбийская бизнес -школа выпускников
- Губернаторы штата Анамбра
- Выпускники Гарвардской школы бизнеса
- Игбо люди
- Игбо политики
- Беспеченой губернаторы
- Выпускники бизнес -школы Лагоса
- Нигерийские политические кандидаты
- Нигерийские римские католики
- Люди из штата Анамбра
- Люди, названные в Pandora Papers
- Выпускники Университета Нигерии
- Командиры Ордена Нигера