__By Romanus Ogene
__What narrative better describes how men can rise from relative obscurity to eventual stardom than the awe-inspiring story of the checkered journey of Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, the governorship flag bearer of PDP Enugu State, who at an early age of 12 and with a distinction in his first school leaving certificate faced the odd of discontinuing his education in order that his other siblings do not drop out of school.
__It calls to wonder what alliance of forces could drive a man who momentarily dropped out of school to join electronic business in Alaba International
Market through checkered trajectories to acquiring an LLB from the University of East London, a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the IESE University of Nevarra Spain, Master of Law (LL.M) in Maritime Law by the Lagos State University, Fellow of the Certified Institute of Public Administration and Management (CIPM), a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and Nigerian Bar Association.
__Peter Mbah's sojourn from Owo his hometown town in Nkanu East Enugu State to this Pinnacle of corporate and political relevance was without doubt wheeled on the strength of hard work, uncommon focus and an undaunting determination. A man with an eye for the unusual, as he would often describe himself, Peter Mbah comes across as soft spoken and unassuming but in expression, a focused and result driven board room leader who has mastered the art of swimming against tides and popular opinions.
__This is why those of us in Enugu State who were quite familiar with the Mbah Personae leaped with joy when on emergence as PDP governorship flag bearer, he proposed the disruptive innovation approach of his incoming administration. For the naysayers who are easily given to doubts, tell me what can be more disruptively innovative than for one man to start an oil and gas firm in a one room office in mainland Lagos and few years after startup goes on to become a market leader and a dominant player in the highly populated and competitive Nigerian oil and gas industry, initiating, driving and sustaining innovations in an industry that fundamentally frowns at innovations.
__Today, Mbah's Pinnacle oil mounts the stage as one of the leading players in the industry owning one of the largest oil facilities in Nigeria today with a world class, monstrous storage facility offering one of the largest offshore liquid bulk terminals in Africa. Mbah's Focus international schools sits gallantly at center of the implementation of the qualitative demands of 21st century education.
__The Peter Mbah foundation has been on the field of impact for years as a non profit organization aimed at improving standards of living in rural communities and human capital development. The achievements of Barr.Peter Mbah and the stories behind them summarises him as an avid goal getter and a team player who have developed a magic wand for creating great results out of meager resources in order to achieve whatever he sets out to achieve.
__Today, Dr. Barr. Peter Mbah is vying for the governorship of Enugu, in effect abandoning the leadership of Pinnacle Oil and gas, a company whose yearly turn over surpasses the state's earnings for .eight years. The time proven disruptive innovator has taken up Enugu State as his next project and like every other project he has handled, the potency of his wand re-echoes that our tomorrow is here.
__Have you tried to imagine what would have been the fate of PDP in Enugu State if her guber flag was not given to a man like Peter Mbah. The party would have been irredeemably overwhelmed by this youthful national enthusiasm and yearnings for political hygiene through the election of leaders with proven and verifiable records. This reaffirms that Gov. Ugwuanyi has a near perfect discernment of times. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, like his name sake Peter Obi, exists in the halls of big problem solvers, Right at the tip of his fingers, He wields a manifesto that is fundamentally a blueprint to achieving all he has promised.
Ogene Romanus
Political Scientist|Analyst
