Obi according to TheNation died in the early hours of Saturday, April 3, 2021.
He represented the Ika North East State Constituency in Delta Assembly for three terms and also served as the Speaker of the state assembly.
In 2010, he became the state’s acting governor after the court nullified the 2007 election of former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and ordered a rerun.
The late Obi was the General Overseer of Oracle of God Ministry in Asaba.