Peter Obi

Name as listed

OBI PETER GREGORY

Party

NDC

Age

65

Gender

Male

Qualifications

ST. AUGUSTINES PRIMARY SCHOOL ANAMBRA CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE (C.K.C) WASC UNN B.A.

As printed on INEC's final list of candidates. Spelling and order of names are INEC's.

Screened and cleared as the NDC's sole presidential aspirant on 19–20 May 2026, then adopted as its candidate after the party's nationwide primaries on 30 May 2026, with INEC officials observing; he named Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as running mate.

• Party registration: on 26 June 2026 a Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside its own December 2025 order directing INEC to register the NDC; the Court of Appeal reversed that ruling on 18 September 2026 by a 2–1 majority, leaving the NDC's registration in place.

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• Abayomi Arabambi, whom the Labour Party says it suspended and expelled, has filed Freedom of Information suits at the Federal High Court, Abuja against WAEC, UNN and NYSC seeking their records on certificates issued to Obi. He says he is not asking the court to rule on whether the certificates are genuine.

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• After the Supreme Court restored the Electoral Act 2026 provisions on party membership registers and nomination methods (Sections 77(5)–(7) and 84(2)) in late September 2026, The Nation reported that observers had raised questions about Obi's nomination, since he joined the NDC on 3 May 2026. No candidate-specific ruling had been reported.

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As reported up to the date of this record. A court may since have ruled.

1. 1

   Shift the economy from consumption to production, prioritising agriculture, manufacturing, technology, construction, energy, creative industries and services

2. 2

   Strengthen agriculture through security, irrigation, rural roads, storage and finance, with regional plans built on each zone's strengths

3. 3

   Redirect petrol-subsidy savings to agriculture, small businesses and jobs; no return to the old subsidy regime

4. 4

   Set up a transparent system to track crude output, oil transactions and revenue; keep the floating naira

5. 5

   Raise power generation and distribution by at least 10,000MW within four years

6. 6

   Fix existing roads and facilities before starting new ones; tie public spending to measurable outcomes

7. 7

   Security: competent service chiefs in the first week, better intelligence and coordination, technology and border management; no ransom payments

8. 8

   Serve a single four-year term

On INEC's final list of candidates.