“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek”.Mario Andretti
Attaining the golden age is a blessing from God, more so in a third-world country like Nigeria, where life expectancy is low. It is also an extra privilege when God has crowned your life’s endeavor with success.
For Barrister Peter Mba, who was born on the 17th, March 1972 in Owo, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state, It is a resounding fifty hearty cheers.
Mba started his primary education in 1978 at the Army Children’s School, Bori Camp, Port Harcourt, where he obtained his 1st School Leaving Certificate in 1984. He sought his post-primary education at Owode High School, Owode, Ogun State, where he had his Senior Secondary Certificate Examination
(SSCE) in 1990.
The adventurous Mbah, resolute and hungry for higher education, obtained a Certificate in the German Language from the VolkHoch Schule, Recklinghausen, Germany in 1992.
Between 1997 – 2000, he attended the University of East London, United Kingdom where he graduated as a lawyer (.L.L.B (Hons) with a Second Class Upper Division.
While in School, Mbah was an outstanding President of the Student Law Society (1998-1999). During his tenure, the association won the Students Union’s prize and certificate of achievement for the “Most Productive Society of the Year”.
He got the First Prize at the University of East London Mooting Competition. In 1999, he led the Law Students of the University to the International Negotiation Competition where he distinguished himself.
From the year2000 to 2001, Mbah attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus, Victoria Island, Lagos, and later obtained his Masters in Maritime and Commercial Law from the Lagos State University.
He became the Chief of Staff to the former Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani in 2003 and was later made Commissioner for Finance
In a “Newswatch” Special Publication dated July 3rd, 2006, Peter Mbah was described as “a man ahead of his time”.
As a man hungry for success, he founded Peter Mbah Investment Ltd in 1992. He has Managed other organizations including GILPEL INDUSTRIES LTD; FOCUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL and Pinnacle Oil and Gas Ltd.
In 2014, his business move paid off, when the Federal Government approved a waiver to his indigenous oil and gas company, Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, for an initial $250 million (N50.1billion) Single Point Mooring (SPM) Facility at the Lekki Free Zone.
In 2019, to encourage him for his good work, Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited was awarded the ‘Downstream operating company with the most impactful local content development initiative in recognition of its contributions to local content development in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
He is a Certified Fellow of Public Administration by the Certified Institute of Public Administrators & Management (CIPAM).
Mbah is also a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos, and the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), among other professional bodies.
He has touched many lives in and outside Enugu State.
He single handedily constructed and tarred the access roads in his hometown, Owo; built the only hospital in the community, and has invested in humans capital development.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GREAT ACHIEVER!
