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Born in [[Onitsha]], Anambra State. Obi graduated from Christ the King College, Onitsha, where he finished his secondary education. He proceeded to the [[University of Nigeria]], Nsukka in 1984 for his tertiary education. Afterwards, Obi [[2003 Anambra State gubernatorial election|contested for Governor of Anambra State in 2003]] under the flagship of the [[All Progressives Grand Alliance]] (APGA), but was defeated by [[Chris Ngige]]. In 2006, the election of Ngige was nullified; declaring Obi, the winner of the 2003 election, and he assumed office in March 2006. Shortly, he was impeached in November of same year by the [[Anambra State House of Assembly]], led by the Speaker Mike Balonwu. However, his impeachment was overturned and he returned to office in February 2007. Obi was later removed from office after the [[2007 Anambra State gubernatorial election]], but the [[judiciary]] again intervened by ruling that "he should be allowed to complete a full four-year term". In 2010, he was [[2010 Anambra State gubernatorial election|re-elected]] into his second term as the governor of the state.