His Excellency
Barr.Peter Mbah

An International Maritime Lawyer, Business Magnate, Public Administrator and Philanthropist, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah 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. In recognition of the importance of life, and with the assurance that their baby had a special mark and calling, his parents named him Ndubuisi, assured that so long as the boy lived, he would accomplish great milestones. On his baptism, he was named Peter, because his parents believed that, like the biblical Peter, Ndubuisi would grow to be a rock upon which great things would be anchored. They would be proved right over time.

Living up to his names, 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.Guided by these lifelong attributes, Peter, 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 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. It spans through philanthropy, public service, the academia, and entrepreneurship.A true bridge builder, a link between the ancient and the modern; a selfless humanist with global outreach, Peter is not loud nor is he brash; he is tested and trusted. He is a man who understands the values of trust and loyalty.

Peter’s education commenced at the Army Children’s School, Bori Camp, Port Harcourt, 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 students’ union prize and certificate of achievement for the ‘Most Productive Society of the Year.’From 1999 to 2000, Peter was Member, Students Representative Council of the UEL, as well as Member of the School of Law Board, where he represented the final year students. Peter won the first prize of the University of East London Mooting Competition and led 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.