Peter Esele

Peter Esele was born on July 24, 1972, in Edo state Nigeria. He is a unionist. Esele was the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for two terms from March 2007- June 2013. He also served as President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from April 2006- 2008. Acting President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from Dec 2005to Apr 2006, as PENGASSAN Deputy President from April 2005 to December 2005. Peter Esele has served as board member of several Federal Government agencies and parastatals, and is currently one of the 2016 Edo gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) jostling to succeed Adams Oshiomhole, the incumbent governor of the state.

He had a key role in the following sectors of government and private business: Member of the Subsidy Re-investment Program Committee (SURE-P), Member of the Constitutional Review Committee, Chairman Profund Properties Nig. Ltd, Member of the Post Presidential Election Violence Committee, Director at Trustfund Pensions Plc, Member of nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Member of National Stakeholder WorkingGroup (NSWG) and Board Member, Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).

Peter Esele attended Salvation Army Primary School, Benin-City, Edo state, Agadaga Mixed Secondary School, Benin-City, Edokpolor Grammar School, Benin-City, Edo state for his Senior Secondary School Certificate. Using his technical skills, Esele went on to work for an American Oil Company in Nigeria and rose through the ranks. He later obtained a B.A. Mass Communications from Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State. Peter Esele is an advocate of technical education as this guarantees the sustenance of many without formal education.

A prodigious learner, Esele has attended several local and foreign strategic courses and workshop including: Strengthening Trade Unions for the Challenges in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry, Abuja, Nigeria; June 2005, Special Programme on the Trade Union Strategic Planning and Leadership at Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin, Nigeria; June 2005. Trade Union Administration and Leadership Strategy, National Labour College, Silver Spring Maryland, U.S.A.; November - December 2005. Managing Workplace Conflict and Certification in Mediation at Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A; November–December 2006. United States Visitors Exchange Program by United States of America State Department, U.S.A; August - September 2007. Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management, Wharton Business College, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A; October - November 2012. High Potential Leadership Training, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK, May 2013.

Esele was appointed by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as a member of the Subsidy Re-investment Program Committee (SURE-P). He was also on the Constitutional Review Committee inaugurated on November 17, 2011, by President G. E. Jonathan. Esele was a member of the 2011 Post Presidential Election Violence Committee, and a member of Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI). He was also appointed by President Jonathan to the National Stakeholder WorkingGroup (NSWG) and as Board Member of Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). Diezani Allison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources appointed Peter Esele as a Member Of Special Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) Task Force to further facilitate the quick passage of the bill. Esele was also a delegate at the 2014 National Conference.