Dr. Peter Mbah
Executive Governor Enugu State
Early life
Peter Mbah was born in Enugu to the family of Chief Gilbert Ekete Mbah from Ashishi Owo, Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State. He attended Army Children's School, Bori Camp, Portharcourt and Owode High School, Owode Egba Ogun State.
Education
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.
2000
2000
University of East London, U.K.
Bachelor of Laws
Lagos State University
Master’s degree in Maritime and Commercial Law
2004
2004
2021
2021
Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu
Honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science
Career
1992
As an entrepreneur, he founded the Peter Mbah Investments Limited in 1992, a service provider in the oil and gas sector.
He is the sole agent of International Oil Corporation, a U.S.A oil and gas company based in Fresno, California.
1997
He is the founder of GILPEL Industries Ltd., an importer of general goods between 1993 and 1997, and also founded the FOCUS International Schools in Lagos state.
2021
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.
Dr. Mbah was appointed Chief of Staff in 2003 and subsequently as Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development by Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani.
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 the founder of Peter Mbah Foundation (PMF), a not for profit organization aimed at improving standards of living in rural communities and human capital development.
