4. Peter Obi
The Former Anamabra Governor is slowly but steadily amassing a healthy dose of goodwill among Progressive Nigerians. His impeccable record as Governor has done him a lot of good. A native of Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area, Obi attended the prestigious Christ The King College Onitsha and procceded to the University of Nigeria Nssuka where he studied Philosophy in 1984.
Graduating with a second class degree, Peter Obi concentrated on his businesses which grew to make him an influential player in the corporate world. In the meantime, he also sharpened his entrepreneurial and managerial competencies at Kellogg, London School of Economics, Oxford, Cambridge and Columbia, among other renowned institutions.Before his foray into politics, Obi stands out as one of the few to have made a fortune from his Businesses. He is on record as the youngest Chairman of Fidelity Bank PLC, his business interests include majority shareholding in Next International Nigeria Ltd, Guardian Express Mortgage Bank Ltd, Guardian Express Bank Plc, Future View Securities Ltd, Paymaster Nigeria Ltd, Chams Nigeria Ltd, Data Corp Ltd and Card Centre Ltd.
He has also served as the chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). An apostle of budget and fiscal discipline, his speeches at The Platform has gotten him rave reviews. Under his direction, schools across the State received 750 school buses, 600 schools received N5 million each for creation of school testing rooms. All the secondary schools got Internet connection and computers. He is also on record as the only Governor to establish a Future Generations Fund for his State, leaving behind in excess of N60 Billion. Despite his impressive track record, running for President is an entirely different matter, naysayers will say he lacks the National clout to galvanize a support base for a Presidential bid.
Another factor that doesn’t favor him is that he still belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) a party in disarray, still reeling from its last defeat at the pools. It is also worth mentioning that the Party has publicly announced that its Presidential slot has been zoned to the North.
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