2023 Presidency: 7 Reasons You Should Respect Peter Obi

Without a doubt, Peter Obi of Labour party is one of the leading Presidential candidates in the coming 2023 presidential election.

To many people, Obi has little experience to manage the affairs of the country and should not be elected.

Meanwhile, in this report, Legit.ng brings you some reasons why you should respect the former Anambra state governor.

Here are some of the reasons why you should respect Peter Obi.

1. He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts.
2. 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.
3. He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed a Special Adviser to the President.
4. He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the Presidential Economic Management Team.
5. He was among the first governors to be honoured with a National Award in 2011, while still in office.
6. 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.
7. 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.

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Meanwhile, despite criticism from some quarters, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour party has continued to win hearts in Nigeria.

The former governor of Anambra while overseeing the affairs of the state had recorded some landmark achievements.

According to reports, the government of the Labour Party presidential candidate when he was still governor was the first in Nigeria to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings.

2023 presidency: 10 notable awards given to Peter Obi by different organisations

The 2023 presidential election is fast approaching and surprisingly, Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state has become one of the leading candidates to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

Obi who has a large number of youths followers is contesting for the presidency on the platform of the Labour Party. He resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he discovered that things will not go in his favour at the primaries.

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In this, report, Legit.ng presents to you some of the notable awards presented to the presidential candidate in the past.

Source: Legit.ng