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Peter Ndubuisi Mbah is a Nigerian maritime lawyer, financial analyst, philantropist and Politician presently occupying the position of the Governor of Enugu state.
He is the founder and CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Ltd and a Certified Institute of Public Administration and Management (CIPM).
Profile Summary
Name: Peter Ndubuisi Mbah
Date of birth: 17th March, 1972
State of Origin: Enugu, Nigeria
Education: Lagos State University
Political party: Peoples Democratic Party
Spouse: Nkechinyere Mbah
Occupation: Politician, Lawyer, businessman
Religion: Christianity
Early Life
Peter Mbah is a native of Owo in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state, Nigeria on 17th March, 1972.
Education
He completed his early education at Army Children’s School, Bori Camp, Portharcourt and secondary at Owode High School, Owode Egba Ogun State.
Mbah studied law at the University of East London, U.K., earning a Bachelor of Laws in 2000 before proceededing to the Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar.
In 2004, he had a master’s degree in Maritime and Commercial Law awarded by Lagos State University.
Mbah holds an MBA from IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona Spain, and Post Graduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in Political Science by Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, in 2021.
He is a Fellow of the Certified Institute of Public Administration and Management (CIPM), a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and Nigerian Bar Association.
Career
Peter Mbah conducted National Youth Service Corps in Udeh and Associates law firm in Lagos.
In 1992, he founded the Peter Mbah Investments Limited with focus on the oil and gas sector.
He founded GILPEL Industries Ltd., an importer of general goods between 1993 and 1997, and also founded the FOCUS International Schools in Lagos state.
Mbah is the sole agent of International Oil Corporation, a U.S.A oil and gas company based in Fresno, California.
He is the founder/CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Ltd.
This establishment completed the development of Single Point Monitoring (SPM), Conventional Buoy Mooring (CBM) and storage facilities in Lekki Free Trade Zone in 2021.
Political career
In 2003, Dr. Mbah was appointed Chief of Staff and then Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development by Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, a one time Governor of Enugu state.
He was a member of the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee, the Enugu State Executive Council as well as a member of the State Security Council.
He also served as Chairman of the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee’s Sub-Committee on Legal Matters, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Enugu State Insurance Company, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Enugu State Finance and Investment Company, Chairman of the Enugu State Tenders’ Board.
He is a card playing member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
On May 25, 2022, Peter Mbah was chosen as the Enugu state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, following the primary election which held in Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, with a total of 790 votes out the 807 votes.
Dr. Peter Mbah emerged victorious during the state’s gubernatorial election in 2023, he subsequently sworn in as Governor of Enugu State on May 29th, 2023.
Family
Dr. Peter Mbah’s parent are Chief and Mrs Gilbert Ekete Mbah of Ashishi Owo, Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State.
He founded an NGO, Peter Mbah Foundation (PMF) with the aim of providing aids to the less privileged in rural communities.
He is married to Nkechinyere Mbah, and together they have four children.
He takes pleasure in sailing and is a member of the Lagos Yacht Club. He is also a member of the Enugu Sports Club and is a fitness enthusiast.
Award
Most outstanding Commissioners in Nigeria in 2005 by Newswatch Magazine.
Honorary Doctorate degree in Political Science from Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.