Peter Obi,
an amsa

An haifi Peter Gregory Obi a Onitsha a ranar 19 Yuli 1961 cikin iyalin ƴan kasuwa. Ya gina kamfanin shigo da kaya da rarrabawa, Next International, kuma ya shugabanci kwamitin Fidelity Bank kafin ya shiga siyasa. Ya lashe zaɓen gwamnan Anambra na 2003 a kotun sauraron ƙararrakin zaɓe, ya karɓi muƙamin a Maris 2006 sannan ya yi wa’adi biyu zuwa Maris 2014. Shi ne ɗan takarar mataimakin shugaban ƙasa na jam’iyyar Peoples Democratic Party a 2019, ɗan takarar shugaban ƙasa na Labour Party a 2023, kuma shi ne ɗan takarar shugaban ƙasa na Nigeria Democratic Congress don zaɓen 16 Janairu 2027.

Cikakken tarihin, shekaru goma zuwa shekaru goma, kowace rana a haɗe da majiyarta.

Shi ne ɗa na shida na Josephat da Agnes Obi, ƴan kasuwa a Onitsha. Yana da shekara bakwai lokacin da mahaifinsa ya rasu a 1968, a tsakiyar yaƙi, kuma yana sayarwa a ƙofar makaranta kafin ya cika shekara goma.

Iyayensa sun zauna a Onitsha kafin yaƙin basasa, kuma a nan ne kasuwancin iyalin yake, a nan ya yi makaranta, kuma a nan gidansa tilo a Najeriya yake. Ya ƙaddamar da yaƙin neman zaɓensa na 2027 daga wannan gida. Shi Ba’igbo ne, kuma yana jin Igbo da Turanci.

An rene shi a matsayin Katolika a Onitsha kuma ƴar uwarsa ta zama ƴar zuhudu, ɗan uwansa kuma ya zama firist. Ya halarci naɗin Paparoma Francis a 2013 da na Paparoma Leo XIV a Mayu 2025, kuma ya kira na biyun lokaci ne mai zurfin ruhi. Bayarwarsa tana bin hanya ɗaya: asibitocin mishan, kwalejojin aikin jinya na coci da makarantun coci, Katolika, Anglican, Methodist da Musulmi baki ɗaya.

Littafin ajiya yana nan.

Margaret Obi ta kasance Uwargidan Gwamnan Jihar Anambra a tsawon mulkinsa, daga Maris 2006 zuwa Maris 2014, kuma tana aiki a kan kasuwancin mata da haƙƙin ɗan adam. ƴarsu Gabriella ta yi aure a Agulu a 2022; ɗansu Gregory ya karanta falsafa a Bristol kuma ɗan wasan kwaikwayo ne. Yana tafiya a ajin tattalin arziki ko da matarsa tana ajin kasuwanci a jirgi ɗaya, abin da mataimakansa suka daina jayayya a kai tun da daɗewa.

Ya kammala makarantar firamare a Onitsha a 1973, ya je Christ the King College a can, sannan ya shiga Jami’ar Najeriya, Nsukka a 1980, ya kammala da digiri na farko a falsafa a 1984. INEC ta buga takardun shaida a Agusta 2026.

Shirye-shiryen shugabanci sun zo daga baya, lokacin da yake gina kasuwancinsa: Chief Executive Programme a Lagos Business School, shirye-shirye biyu a Harvard Business School, biyu a IMD a Switzerland, biyu a Kellogg, da shirye-shirye guda a London School of Economics, Columbia Business School, Saïd Business School a Oxford da Judge Business School a Cambridge.

Bai taɓa samun digirin girmamawa ba, kuma ana kiransa Malam Obi. A 2025 ya koma Christ the King College tare da tsofaffin ɗalibai ya ba ta naira miliyan 50.

Sunan ya wuce barkwancin. Ya jure tsigewar, shekarun kotu da ƙararraki biyu a Kotun Ƙoli ba tare da ya motsa ba, sunan kuwa ya bi halinsa.

Karramawar tana nan.

A The Platform a Legas a Afrilu 2017 ya ɗaga hannunsa ya ce: “This is the only watch I have; I have owned it for seventeen years.” A matsayinsa na gwamna bai ƙaura zuwa Gidan Gwamnati ba. Ba nuni ba ne, hanya ce. Wannan tarbiyya ɗaya ce ta bar ajiya maimakon bashi a asusun Anambra, kuma ita ce ke tallafa wa bayarwar.

Abin da ya bayar.

Ya shiga Labour Party watanni goma kafin haka, jam’iyya mara wani tsari kuma mara kuɗi, ya kuma zo na uku da kashi ɗaya cikin huɗu na ƙuri’un ƙasa. Ya ɗauki Legas, jihar da ta fi kowacce masu kaɗa ƙuri’a kuma jihar wanda ya lashe zaɓen, da Babban Birnin Tarayya da kashi 61, tare da Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Delta, Edo, Plateau, Nasarawa da Cross River. Ba a taɓa yin irinsa a Najeriya ba daga ɗan takara a wajen manyan jam’iyyun biyu.

Yadda ya faru.

INEC ta yi rajistar Nigeria Democratic Congress a 23 Fabrairu 2026. Ya shiga ta a 3 Mayu 2026, kuma ƴan majalisar wakilai goma sha bakwai da sanatoci biyu suka biyo baya cikin mako ɗaya. An amince da shi babu hamayya a 20 Mayu, aka tabbatar da shi a 29 Mayu kuma aka gabatar da shi a taron jam’iyyar a Abuja a 30 Mayu 2026. Ya kasance memba na Peoples Democratic Party tun 2014, ɗan takararta na mataimakin shugaban ƙasa a 2019, ɗan takarar shugaban ƙasa na Labour Party a 2023, kuma na ɗan lokaci a haɗin gwiwar ADC kafin NDC.

Muƙamai da takara.

Yaƙin neman zaɓe ya buɗe a 19 Agusta 2026 kuma zai rufe a 15 Janairu 2027. Ya ƙaddamar daga gidansa a Onitsha a 21 Agusta da shirin Production First, kuma ya yi alƙawarin wa’adi ɗaya kacal: shekaru huɗu, ba rana ɗaya fiye da haka ba.

Babin Yanzu da jawaban.

Sunan wasa ne da sunansa, kuma babu wanda ya mallake shi. Ya fara a yanar gizo a tsakiyar 2022, ya cika titunan Legas, Abuja, Kano da wasu birane goma sha biyu a tattakin na Satumba, kuma ya sa wakilai a rumfunan zaɓe da jam’iyyar ba za ta iya cikewa ba. London School of Economics ta kira shi ƙarfin da zai tsara siyasar Najeriya bayan 2023. Suna tallafa wa kansu. Kalmar da ta bi su, “we no dey give shishi”, ta fara a matsayin ƙin sayen ƙuri’a.

Takardar manufofin da ya buga a 3 Disamba 2022 ana kiranta It’s POssible, kuma kalmar ta manne wa ƙungiyar maimakon yaƙin neman zaɓen. Har yanzu yana amfani da ita, kuma har yanzu yana sa hannu da haruffa biyun. Lokacin da kotu ta yi ƙoƙarin soke rajistar jam’iyyarsa a Yuni 2026 ya amsa a irin wannan salo: “Our march to a New Nigeria cannot be halted. A detour, yes, but the destination is certain.”

Ƙarin kalmominsa, da kwanakinsu da majiyoyinsu.

“Nigeria cannot import its way to prosperity,” ya faɗa a ƙaddamarwar da aka yi a Onitsha a Agusta 2026. “We will produce more of what we consume, process more of what we produce, and compete more effectively in global markets.”

Ya sa tambayoyi biyar a tsakiyar sa: mutane sun fi kyau fiye da shekaru huɗu da suka wuce; suna iya samun abinci, makaranta da asibiti; kasuwanci na iya samarwa da ɗaukar ma’aikata; matasa na iya samun aiki; manoma na iya kaiwa gonakinsu lafiya. Yana gabatar da hujja da lambobi, kamar yadda ya saba: Najeriyawa sama da miliyan 140 a kan ko ƙasa da layin talauci, miliyan 35 na buƙatar taimakon abinci, miliyan 3.6 da aka raba da muhallansu.

Ya ce zai yi wa’adi ɗaya. Karanta shi da bakinsa.

Wannan shafi game da shi ne kuma yana haɗawa da shafukan da aka tabbatar kaɗai.

Kowanne bayani a nan an ajiye shi tare da adireshin da ya fito, kuma kowane shafi yana lissafa majiyoyinsa a ƙasa. Hotuna suna ɗauke da sunan mai ɗaukarsu da izininsu, kuma kowanne yana haɗe da inda aka buga shi. Babu abin da ke wannan shafi da ke neman kuɗinka ko ƙuri’arka. Don sanarwa, bayyanuwa da duk abin da ya shafi hukuma, je @PeterObi. Don gyaran wannan shafi, duba shafin manema labarai.