Peter Gregory Obi is a Nigerian businessman and politician who was born on 19 July 1961 in Onitsha in the Anambra State of Nigeria. He served as the Governor of Anambra State two consecutive times, that was from 2006 to 2014.

For his presidential ambitions, he has been nominated as the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in May 2022 for the presidential election in 2023.

According to him, before venturing into the corporate world, he started living life as a trader.

In the corporate world, he held leadership positions in private companies like Next International Nigeria Ltd, Guardian Express Mortgage Bank Ltd as the Chairman and Director, Paymaster Nigeria Ltd, and Fidelity Bank Plc, where he served as the youngest chairman.

Peter Obi is married to Margaret Brownson Obi since 1992 and they have two children by the names Gabriella Nwamaka Frances Obi and Gregory Peter Oseloka Obi.

Which bank is owned by Peter Obi?

Peter Obi does not own any bank at the moment, but rather, he was the chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc before leaving to venture into politics in the year 2000.

He was associated with some scandals where he was said to have influenced certain transactions between Fidelity Bank and Diezani Bank.