Dakuku Peterside

Dakuku Peterside
Peterside in London in 2017
Immediate Past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2016
Preceded by	Bashir Y. Jamoh
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
In office 2011–2015
Constituency	Andoni–Opobo–Nkoro
Rivers State Commissioner of Works
In office 2007–2011
Governor	Rotimi Amaechi
Preceded by	Julius Orumbo
Succeeded by	Victor Giadom
Executive Director of Development and Leadership Institute (DLI)
In office 2005–2007
Senior Special Assistant to Governor of Rivers State on Works
In office 2003–2005
Chairman Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area
In office 2002–2003
Governor	Peter Odili
Personal details
Born	(1970-12-31) 31 December 1970 Biriye, Opobo Kingdom, Rivers State, Nigeria
Political party	All Progressive Congress (APC)
Spouse	Elima Dakuku
Children	Three (Soba, Belema and Miebi)
Residence	Port Harcourt / Lagos
Alma mater	University of Port Harcourt
Occupation	Politician

Dakuku Peterside (born 31 December 1970) is a Nigerian politician, columnist, leadership coach and organizational development expert. Author of Strategic turnaround: Story of a government agency.

Peterside is the immediate past Director General / CEO of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). NIMASA is a Nigeria federal government regulatory agency which is responsible for the promotion of indigenous shipping and regulation of shipping, enforcement of the suppression of piracy and other maritime crimes Act as well as the cabotage law.

He is also a former member of the National Assembly of Nigeria (2011–2015); leadership and turnaround expert; oil and gas maritime resource person and founder of the Development and Leadership Institute of Nigeria (a non-governmental organization and development think tank).

Peterside is currently a consultant to several corporate and international bodies in the areas of leadership; regulatory work and compliance and maritime industry, especially in maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, oil and gas industry and also consults for a number of private think tanks across the globe.

Early life and education

Dakuku Peterside was born on 31 December 1970, in Rivers State, Nigeria. He is the son of Senibo Adolphus Peterside of Opobo in Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended Okrika Grammar School, Nigeria. After graduation from Okrika Grammar School he proceeded to the University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt where he studied Medical Laboratory Sciences, specializing in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. While in school he was elected the National President, National Union of Rivers State Students in January 1992.

After graduation from the University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt he went back to earn a master's degree in Management. He holds a second master's degree in Management Science. He obtained a Doctoral degree from the University of Port Harcourt, in Organizational Behavior, specializing in Corporate Political Strategy.

After graduation from the University, he joined public service and was first appointed Special Assistant to the Governor of Rivers State (Dr. Peter Odili) on Student and Youth Affairs in August 1999. He held subsequent positions as Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, local government chairman of Opobo – Nkoro LGA, Commissioner for works. Peterside is a member of Nigeria Institute of Management, fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria and member, Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences of Nigeria.

Has attended high level leadership and management courses in Harvard, Standford, KELLOG and Georgia Tech in the US, Stellenboch in South Africa, Galilee in Israel and Oxford in the UK.

Political career

Peterside was elected to serve in the House of Representatives from 2011 to May 2015 representing Andoni-Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency of Nigeria. As member of the house, he was appointed chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) 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. He co-over sighted Petroleum Technology Development Fund. He led other legislators to sponsor and champion the Petroleum Industry Bill as chairman of the technical Committee of the House of Representatives. He presented a total of 36 scholarly papers in five countries on the reform of Oil and Gas industry and government institutions in developing countries.

He previously served as Commissioner for Works from October 2007 to January 2011 in Rivers State. As Commissioner for works, he managed the largest construction portfolio ever in the history of state government's construction, supervising a total of 200 road projects.

Before serving as commissioner for Works, Peterside had served as executive director, Development and Leadership Institute from 2005 to2007, Special Adviser to Governor of Rivers State on works from 2003 to 2005, chairman, Opobo–Nkoro LGA (2002–2003). He also served concurrently on the Board of Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture.

As Director General / CEO of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), he led the biggest regulatory reforms in the history of Maritime Regulation in Africa between the year 2016 and 2020.

Peterside was elected chairman Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA). He delivered a record 205 presentations across 35 countries in a period of 4 years on oil and gas maritime and security in the Gulf of Guinea.

Awards and honours

• NIMASA awarded the Public Organization of the year 2016 Awards by the prestigious Tell Magazine and  Regulatory Agency of the year by The independent newspapers 2019. NIMASA received several national awards under  his stewardship.

See also

• List of people from Rivers State