Georgia House of Representative honours Peter Chiori for contributions to Maritime sector

For his contributions to the Maritime Industry and for being a philanthropist; the Georgia House of Representatives has deemed it fit to honor Nigeria’s Peter Chiori who doubles as the CEO of Ocean Glory Commodities Limited.

Speaking on the reason for the honour, representative of the Georgia House of Representative District 88th, Billy Mitchell disclosed that the recipient, Peter Chiori has distinguished himself not just as a big player in the Maritime Industry but so also as a philanthropist who has over the years sponsors several cancer patients by paying their medical bills and trips overseas for treatment and medical follow-ups.

Chiori also routinely sponsors the less privileged, motherless babies by seeing to their various educational journeys.

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Mitchell said, “the Georgia House of Representative in the light honours Peter for his many contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria.”

Reacting to the honor, Peter noted that being recognized is a signal that he is doing something right and would never relent until his desired goals are achieved.

It is pertinent to note that Peter Cole is a renowned entrepreneur cum philanthropist whose passion for the maritime and agriculture sectors has earned him respect among his friends in the business.

He has continued to receive global awards to his credit to date.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.