About the author
Obi Ogbuagu was born in Sabon Gari, Kano, in 1965. He attended Methodist Transferred Primary School (now Suka Special Primary School) Kano and Federal Government College Ikot-Ekpene. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Agriculture, an M.Sc. in Agronomy and a D.Phil. in Community Development from the University of Ibadan. He also has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho.
He has over 20 years of professional experience in agriculture, private sector banking, rural and community development, international development, public/private sector interagency collaboration, consulting and core public sector service. As an agricultural and community development professional, he lends technical support, in collaboration with other stakeholders, in advocating for the growth and development of environmentally sustainable agribusinesses and commercial enterprises.
Obi lives in California and is married with children. Why They Hate Us is his debut book.