Why I Picked Obi As Running Mate; Atiku Explains
The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO) Friday night
confirmed that former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, had been picked
by the Peoples Democratic Party presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,
as his running mate.
APCO also gave reasons why Obi was picked, explaining that his
choice was largely influenced by his youthfulness, vast knowledge of global and
local economics as well as being a financial expert, an experience which it said
Nigeria was in need of at this point in time.
In a statement issued Friday
night, the Director General, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO),
Otunba Gbenga Daniels, described Obi as an astute professional who had laid his
footprints across the corporate world.
Daniels said Obi, born on 19th
July, 1961, attended the Christ the King College, Onitsha and later proceeded
to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in Philosophy.
He said Obi was also a graduate
of several international and national institutions such as the Lagos Business
School, Harvard Business School, London School of Economics, Columbia Business
School, Institute of Management, Switzerland, Kellogg Graduate School, Oxford
University and Cambridge University.
He said Obi was the Chairman, Board of Security and Exchange Commission (SEC); former Chairman, Fidelity Bank PLC; former Chairman, Guardian Express Mortgage Bank; former Chairman, Future Views Securities; former Chairman, Paymaster Nigeria; former Chairman, Next International Nigeria; former Director, Guardian Express Bank PLC; former Director, Chams Nigeria PLC; former Director, Emerging Capital: former Director, Card Centre PLC.
He said Obi was the Chairman, Board of Security and Exchange Commission (SEC); former Chairman, Fidelity Bank PLC; former Chairman, Guardian Express Mortgage Bank; former Chairman, Future Views Securities; former Chairman, Paymaster Nigeria; former Chairman, Next International Nigeria; former Director, Guardian Express Bank PLC; former Director, Chams Nigeria PLC; former Director, Emerging Capital: former Director, Card Centre PLC.
Daniel said Obi is a member of
the British Institute of Directors (IOD), Nigerian Chartered Institute of
Bankers and Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
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