11 Facts About Dakuku Peterside

Dakuku Peterside was formerly the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency from March 2016 to March 2020.

Dakuku Peterside was elected National President, National Union of Rivers State Students in January 1992.

Dakuku Peterside returned to RSUST and earned a master's degree in Management.

Dakuku Peterside got his doctoral degree from the University of Port Harcourt.

Dakuku Peterside is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria, and a member of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences of Nigeria.

Dakuku Peterside was first appointed Special Assistant to Governor of Rivers State Peter Odili on Student and Youth Affairs in August 1999 at the age of 29.

Dakuku Peterside was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011, and served between May 2011 and May 2015 as chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources where he had the privilege to oversight strategic National Oil and Gas establishments such as Petroleum Equalisation Fund, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, Pipelines and Products Marketing Company.

Dakuku Peterside led other legislators to sponsor and champion the Petroleum Industry Bill as chairman of the technical Committee of the House of Representatives.

Dakuku Peterside presented a total of 36 scholar papers in five countries on the reform of Oil and Gas industry and government institutions in developing countries.

Dakuku Peterside served concurrently on the Board of Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture.

Dakuku Peterside served as Rivers State Commissioner of Works from October 2007 to January 2011.