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PETER MBAH AND THE IGBOS' CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL GROWTH

By Cherish   | 08 Nov, 2022 09:08:47am | 273

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By Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku

South Eastern Nigerian has continued to remain in the lead of growing the economy in and out of season, that is why the likes of Peter Mbah who was born half a century ago to the family of Chief and Mrs. Gilbert Ekete Mbah, in Owo, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State is still in the business of creating indigenous firms to enable sustainable growth in our economy and national life.

Named Peter Mbah because his parents believed that, like biblical Peter, Ndubuisi would grow to be a rock upon which great things would be anchored. Living up to his name, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah foraged through life with an uncommon focus and determination. 

He displayed courage, perseverance, resilience, conscientiousness, and passion. These attributes have catapulted him to the pinnacle of relevance and ensured his position in national and global affairs. The International Maritime Lawyer and Business Magnate, guided by these lifelong attributes among his other business engagements, founded the FOCUS International Schools in Lagos, even at a teething stage of his entrepreneurial drive, in recognition of the role of education in national development. 

Today, he is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Ltd., an indigenous Oil and Gas company. Rising from a modest beginning, Peter's journey through life has been fruitful, and full of impact. His education commenced at the Army Children's School, Bori Camp, Portharcourt, from where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate with distinction. After leaving school, he wanted so much to be an International merchant; thus, he engaged in commercial training/trading, simultaneously pursuing his academic studies. He later enrolled at Owode High School, Owode Egba, Ogun State, where he sat for and obtained his Senior Secondary School Certificate in 1992. It was while trading that he realized the importance of Legal Education. He applied to and was accepted to study Law at the University of East London, (UEL) in the United Kingdom from where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) degree, in the Upper-Class Division in 2000.

While at the University of East London, his leadership and Organizational skills came to the fore. He was thus elected president of the Students Law Society between 1998-99. Under his leadership, the school won the Student's Union prize and Certificate Achievement for the 'Most Productive Society of the Year.' From 1999 to 2000, Peter Mbah was a Member of the Students Representative Council of the University of East London, as well as a Member of the School of Law Board, where he represented the Final Year Students. Peter Mbah won the First Prize in the University's team to the International Negotiation Competition. 

He returned to Nigeria to study for his bar examination. He was later called to the Nigerian Bar and awarded the Barrister-at-Law (BL) at the Nigerian Law School. He did his youth service in Lagos with the law firm of Udeh and Associates and was mentored by the inimitable Justice Nnaemeka Agu (JSC, rtd) of blessed memory, who was then a consultant to the firm. Subsequently, Peter Mbah proceeded to acquire a Master's degree in Maritime and Commercial Law from Lagos State University in 2004. In addition to these academic achievements and in the spirit of lifelong learning, he has continued to expand his boundaries of knowledge by participating in numerous other academic and capacity-building programmes, including: 

Master's degree in Business Administration from the IESE Business School, Barcelona, University of Navarra, Spain. Chief Executive Programme at the Lagos Business School. Post Graduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation at the said Business School, University of Oxford and, numerous other Executive programmes in leading business schools across the world, including the Stanford Business School and Harvard Business School. 

Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah is an International guru whose magic wand span up disruptive innovations. 

Ndi Enugu, Tomorrow Is Here.


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