Obi And Bill Gates
After the bombing of UNDP building in Abuja, Mr. Peter Obi as the Governor of Anambra State offered them the use of Anambra’s Lodge. Tongues wagged on the wisdom or otherwise of not colleting rent from them.
When the then UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon visited, Obi was the only Governor that had one-on-one with him. Surprisingly, he said that Mr. Kofi Annan, his predecessor, was the first person that told him about Obi. His subtle instruction that Anambra should be the number one in all their programmes in Nigeria was followed. By the time Obi left, Anambra State had gained10 folds what it lost from not collecting rent for her lodge.
The last time Obi met Bill gates, he encouraged him not to relent in his efforts to improve his society. He remembers Obi’s exploits as the Governor of Anambra State and said to him that his type was needed for leadership.
Attached is one of his letters to Obi.
