Peter Obi in a black tunic against a grey studio ground, turned slightly, smiling
Peter Obi

Giving

“We no dey
give shishi”
dey give plenty

“I just make money, save what I can, use what I need and give out the rest.” E tok am for 2020, and di list dey below.

Peter Obi holding a presentation cheque with staff and students of a nursing college

₦1.15bn

for gifts to hospitals, nursing colleges, schools, universities and communities since 2020, and di ledger below name every one wit im record.

Di stinginess wey pipo dey tease am about na discipline. E no dey share money give pipo make dem clap for am, and wetin e dey give dey go hospitals, schools and colleges - di institutions wey dey pay society back long afta di cheque don clear.

Di ledger

  1. September 2026

    65 free surgeries for 65 children at Mother Mary Hospital, Isolo, Lagos, marking his 65th birthday source

    as goods

  2. August 2026

    College of Nursing Sciences and College of Medical Sciences, Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka source

    ₦10m

  3. August 2026

    Faith Foundation Nursing College source

    ₦10m

  4. July 2026

    St Raphael's Hospital, Umueri source

    ₦10m

  5. March 2026

    Paul University, Awka source

    ₦30m

  6. March 2026

    Dominican University, Ibadan source

    ₦30m

  7. March 2026

    Peter University, Achina and Onneh source

    ₦30m

  8. February 2026

    St John Bosco Group of Schools, Obosi source

    ₦5m

  9. January 2026

    ADON College of Health Technology, Nnewi, and ADON Vocational and Technical Academy, Ozubulu source

    ₦15m

  10. January 2026

    Immaculata Girls' Model Secondary School, Nnewi source

    ₦5m

  11. December 2025

    College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha source

    ₦15m

  12. December 2025

    NECO examination fees for 148 inmates of the Onitsha correctional centre source

    as goods

  13. November 2025

    Dominican College, Abatete, a second gift after 25 million in July source

    ₦10m

  14. September 2025

    A church's acquisition of a specialist hospital source

    ₦10m

  15. July 2025

    Christ the King College, Onitsha, his old school source

    ₦50m

  16. July 2025

    Dominican College, Abatete source

    ₦25m

  17. July 2025

    Dental students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for re-accreditation source

    ₦15m

  18. July 2025

    St John Vianney Science College, Ukwulu source

    ₦10m

  19. May 2025

    Kubwa Anglican School and Kubwa Anglican Hospital, Abuja source

    ₦20m

  20. May 2025

    Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital, Enugu source

    ₦20m

  21. April 2025

    St Luke Church Hospital, Ogbaru source

    ₦5m

  22. February 2025

    Kawo Almajiri School, Kaduna, bringing his gifts there to 20 million source

    ₦5m

  23. January 2025

    Paul University, Awka, bringing his gifts there to 50 million source

    ₦30m

  24. December 2024

    College of Nursing Sciences, Mbano source

    ₦10m

  25. December 2024

    Madonna College of Health source

    ₦10m

  26. December 2024

    Women Fellowship Pastoral Project source

    ₦10m

  27. December 2024

    Dominican University, Ibadan source

    ₦50m

  28. December 2024

    Womanhood College, Kaduna, and Saint Gerard Hospital source

    ₦10m

  29. November 2024

    Faithspiration Initiative source

    ₦8m

  30. November 2024

    Mary Agro Farms source

    ₦20m

  31. November 2024

    Peter University and the School of Nursing, Adazi-Nnukwu source

    ₦60m

  32. November 2024

    University on the Niger, Umunya, and the School of Nursing, Iyienu Mission Hospital, Ogidi source

    ₦60m

  33. November 2024

    Regina Caeli source

    ₦10m

  34. October 2024

    Grimard College of Nursing Sciences, Anyigba, with a coaster bus, after 10 million in July source

    ₦5m

  35. October 2024

    Shanahan University, Waterside School of Midwifery and Borromeo School of Nursing source

    ₦70m

  36. October 2024

    Holy Rosary Sisters, pledged over two years source

    ₦120m

  37. October 2024

    Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital source

    ₦10m

  38. September 2024

    Borno flood relief source

    ₦50m

  39. August 2024

    Philomena Hospital source

    ₦10m

  40. August 2024

    School of Midwifery source

    ₦10m

  41. July 2024

    Grimard College of Nursing Sciences, Anyigba source

    ₦10m

  42. June 2024

    Holy Rosary School of Nursing and Midwifery, Emekuku source

    ₦10m

  43. May 2024

    St Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu source

    ₦10m

  44. April 2024

    St Gerald Hospital source

    ₦10m

  45. April 2024

    Madrasatul Hidayyatul Auladi Almajiri School source

    ₦10m

  46. April 2024

    Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria source

    ₦10m

  47. April 2024

    College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital source

    ₦10m

  48. March 2024

    De Marillac Centre for Street Children, Diobu, Port Harcourt source

    ₦5m

  49. February 2024

    Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital source

    ₦20m

  50. February 2024

    Tungan Madaki primary health centre source

    ₦2m

  51. January 2024

    College of Nursing Sciences, Amichi source

    ₦10m

  52. January 2024

    Annunciation Specialist Hospital source

    ₦15m

  53. January 2024

    Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters, Immaculate Heart Specialist Hospital, Nkpor source

    ₦15m

  54. December 2023

    Two camps for displaced people in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, Plateau source

    ₦15m

  55. December 2023

    The community of Obinofia Ndiagu, Ezeagu, Enugu source

    ₦10m

  56. November 2023

    Faith Foundation Mission Hospital, Nsukka source

    ₦20m

  57. September 2023

    College of Nursing Sciences, Anglican Diocese of Awka source

    ₦10m

  58. September 2023

    Faith Specialist Hospital, Anglican Diocese of Awka source

    ₦40m

  59. May 2020

    Anambra COVID-19 response, with other stakeholders source

    ₦40m

About donations

Peter Obi no get personal foundation. E dey give for im own name, most times wit im own hand, and na newspaper dey report am.

E no dey run any public donation channel through dis site. Any channel for im political work, na only im verified account dey announce am, @PeterObi. Anything else wey dey ask for money for im name, no be im own.

Di 2023 campaign publish im accounts for February 2024: 595,976,994 naira wey dem collect from di public, 800 million from Obi imself, and how dem take spend am.

Peter Obi presenting a cheque to students in white hijabs outside a College of Nursing Sciences
Wide view of Peter Obi presenting a cheque to hospital staff in a courtyard lined with women in blue and white
Peter Obi presenting a cheque in a paved courtyard flanked by two rows of women in blue and white

Sources

  1. 65 free surgeries for 65 children at Mother Mary Hospital, Isolo, Lagos, marking his 65th birthday
  2. College of Nursing Sciences and College of Medical Sciences, Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka
  3. Faith Foundation Nursing College
  4. St Raphael's Hospital, Umueri
  5. Paul University, Awka
  6. Dominican University, Ibadan
  7. St John Bosco Group of Schools, Obosi
  8. ADON College of Health Technology, Nnewi, and ADON Vocational and Technical Academy, Ozubulu
  9. Immaculata Girls' Model Secondary School, Nnewi
  10. College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha
  11. NECO examination fees for 148 inmates of the Onitsha correctional centre
  12. Dominican College, Abatete, a second gift after 25 million in July
  13. A church's acquisition of a specialist hospital
  14. Christ the King College, Onitsha, his old school
  15. Dental students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for re-accreditation
  16. Kubwa Anglican School and Kubwa Anglican Hospital, Abuja
  17. Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital, Enugu
  18. St Luke Church Hospital, Ogbaru
  19. Kawo Almajiri School, Kaduna, bringing his gifts there to 20 million
  20. Paul University, Awka, bringing his gifts there to 50 million
  21. College of Nursing Sciences, Mbano
  22. Madonna College of Health
  23. Dominican University, Ibadan
  24. Womanhood College, Kaduna, and Saint Gerard Hospital
  25. Peter University and the School of Nursing, Adazi-Nnukwu
  26. University on the Niger, Umunya, and the School of Nursing, Iyienu Mission Hospital, Ogidi
  27. Grimard College of Nursing Sciences, Anyigba, with a coaster bus, after 10 million in July
  28. Shanahan University, Waterside School of Midwifery and Borromeo School of Nursing
  29. Holy Rosary Sisters, pledged over two years
  30. School of Midwifery
  31. Holy Rosary School of Nursing and Midwifery, Emekuku
  32. College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital
  33. De Marillac Centre for Street Children, Diobu, Port Harcourt
  34. College of Nursing Sciences, Amichi
  35. Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters, Immaculate Heart Specialist Hospital, Nkpor
  36. Two camps for displaced people in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, Plateau
  37. The community of Obinofia Ndiagu, Ezeagu, Enugu
  38. Faith Foundation Mission Hospital, Nsukka
  39. College of Nursing Sciences, Anglican Diocese of Awka
  40. Faith Specialist Hospital, Anglican Diocese of Awka
  41. Anambra COVID-19 response, with other stakeholders
  42. ThisDay, 2020: life is about what you add
  43. Obi–Datti campaign accounts, February 2024

Source