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Barrister Mbah’s Victory Excites Nilayo Boss, Olopade.

Nigeria’s sports business expert, Chief Bukola Olopade, the Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Limited, has expressed his delight on sucessful election of the former Enugu State Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Barrister Peter Mbah, as Enugu state Governor-Elect.

He noted that, the Governor-Elect’s vast experience as a former member Federal Accounts Allocation Committee, the Enugu State Executive Council, Enugu State Security Council, Chairman, Federal Accounts Allocation Committee’s Sub-Committee on Legal Matters, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Enugu State Insurance Company, and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Enugu State Finance and Investment Company. And founder, Peter Mbah Foundation (PMF), a not for profit and non political organization aimed at improving standards of living in rural communities and human capital development, will help tremendously in shaping his path towards effective governance of the state.

Olopade also disclosed that Mbah, one of the 2005 Newswatch Magazine ten most outstanding Commissioners in Nigeria award winner, is a young man who loves sports and would invest in the sector.

Barrister Peter Mbah a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, was declared winner of the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election in Enugu State, when he polled 160, 895 votes, to beat second place Labour Party candidate Chijioke Edeoga who polled 157, 552 votes, while Frank Nweke, a former Minister of Information, of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, came third with 17, 983 votes.

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Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu

Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu popularly known as tobex is the Vice chairman of Sports writers Association of Nigeria , lagos Chapter. She Is also the Media Spokesperson of the Super Falcons of Nigeria. She is an award winning women's football writer. Tobex is also an ex footballer that was privileged to play in the first NFF organised women's league in 1990 as a player of Hamza Queens. Her last club as an active footballer was Ibom Angels as She paved way to further her education years ago. She is a Federal Government scholar , with a degree in Mass communication, a second degree in Public Relations and Advertising (Communication Studies). She is a Wife and Mother.

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