By: Ike Philip Abiagom

Today, we celebrate not just your birth, but also your incredible contributions to the political landscape of our great nation. Your unwavering dedication and commitment to mankind,make you an inspiration to young people in politics. Your leadership skills and visionary mindset have paved the way for aspiring leaders, showing them that with determination and hard work, anything is possible.

Most Distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi(SPON),you have been a pillar of support for countless individuals who aspire to make a difference in our society. Your guidance and mentorship have empowered young leaders to step forward and take charge. Your ability to connect with people from all walks of life, regardless of their background or affiliations, is truly remarkable. Your inclusive approach to politics has brought about positive change and unity within Parties. Senator Nwaoboshi is one of those very few good men; a true philanthropist, an accomplished Politician, an industrialist, a businessman, a perfect gentleman, a man of valour, the bringer of rain. In the gallery of great leaders and great men, he is without doubt, a rare masterpiece.

Senator Nwaoboshi is celebrating his 67rd birthday today and to put the epochal celebration in proper perspective, he has joined the sexagenarian club at the exciting peak and the proper prime of his mercurial powers where, poised like the bronzed champion, glowing flamboyantly in the golden flame of his decade, prepares himself to capture and conquer arguably, the one ultimate laurel for which his superlative gifts and brilliance clamour to be manifestly celebrated with maximum political aplomb woven into the matrix of an intrepid homogeneous ubiquity.

When great men celebrate, even the stars bow in solemn hallow. As a two term senator who represented Delta North at the 8th and 9th National Assembly, he attracted over 140 roads network across Delta North, distribution of 100 Transformers, installation of thousands of solar street lights, supply of over 100,000 chairs and tables to primary and Secondary schools in Delta North, text books, renovation of schools, building of skills acquisition centers, empowerment of women and youths, training of Anioma Youth through NDDC, employment of youths into various Government parastatals etc.

Senator Nwaoboshi is a man of immense mettle and a completely detribalized human being with a profound depth of character, whose humility, devoid of discrimination, embraces all and sundry, he soars like an eagle and exudes reverence and integrity. A pragmatic leader full of benevolence, he gives hope to the hopeless, Job to the jobless and welfare and succor to the poor and needy. To everyone who crosses his path, he is a political light.He is a friend to all, a role model to the young Politicians, a helper to many and a visionary man bubbling with the ideals of entrenching a united, peaceful, harmonious vision for his community and the world. Honest, transparent, dependable, uncomplicated and full of wisdom, Senator Nwaoboshi can change you effortlessly, with his word.

Describing Nwaoboshi as a child of circumstances with a great destiny is like stating the obvious.It is often said that some were born great, while others attained or achieved greatness. For Nwaoboshi, it is a combination of being born great and working hard to attain greatness.
At 67, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has packed in that relatively old age, a record of achievements that is the envy of his peers. Born on June 29th, 1958 in Ibusa – Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, his parents Obi Francis Nwaoboshi and Obi(Mrs) Agnes Nwaoboshi, may not have imagined the great heights their then little child was destined for. But as the legendary Professor Chinua Achebe would say, a chick that will grow to be a cock is known the day it was hatched.

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi was born in 1958 in Delta State, Nigeria. Nwaoboshi attended St.Thomas Teachers College, Ibusa where he obtained his West African School Certificate in 1976. In 1986,He is an intellectual colossal with four degrees; BA Hons (1986), LLB Law Uniben, BL Law School, LLM Masters Degree from Delsu.He began his career in 1979 as an aide to the then Governor of the now defunct Bendel State.
He was a founding member of the PDP (Delta State Chapter) and the first Delta PDP state secretary in 1998.

Subsequently, he was appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. In 1999, he was also a political adviser to Governor James Ibori. In 2000, he was appointed Commissioner for Agriculture and Special Duties in Delta State where he served in that position till 2006. In 2008, he was elected as State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Delta State. He served for a second term as State Chairman in 2012 and in 2014 resigned to run for senate.

In 2015, he was elected as senator who represented Delta North senatorial district in the 8th and 9th National Assembly. He was subsequently appointed Chairman Senate committee on Niger Delta as a first timer. In 2019, he was re-elected into the senate for another four years. His achievements are endless. He succeeded in turning the fortunes of the region around with the available resources. Senator Nwaoboshi’s developmental strides speak volumes. Most of his legacies are still being enjoyed in the region presently. He is the father of Equity in Delta Politics, whose struggle gave birth to Anioma born Governor (Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa)in 2015.

Nwaoboshi distinguished himself in all the sectors he served. He is arguably one of the most successful politicians the Niger Delta have produced in recent times. His influence and popularity at the Upper chambers in the 8th and 9th senate were not earned through a walk in the park, rather by the dint of his determination to make his people happy. His story is a very loaded one, his development efforts was extended to the entire Niger Delta region.

If one counts every infrastructure dotted all over the Niger Delta, a greater percentage of them would definitely bear his finger of approval and influence .Even his ardent critics concede to him that his sojourn in office garnered stellar propensities that have till date remained a yardstick for measuring performance in that resource – rich region of Niger Delta.

You have many fantastic qualities but among the top of them have to be that you are dependable, trustworthy and you are always there for your family and constituents and a truly inspirational figure! As you celebrate your birthday today, I join other teeming Aniomas,Deltans and Nigerians to wish you a happy birthday and pray that God grant you more strength to carry on’.

Happy birthday Sir! Nnam Omogwu Sir…