Mr. Justice O. Derefaka is a Marine Engineering graduate from the Rivers State University (RivSu), Port Harcourt. He has a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the University of Lagos (Unilag) and a second Master’s degree in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK). He is also a doctoral research scholar rounding up his study at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom. He is currently the Program Manager (PM) of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP), in the office of Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (MPR), Abuja.

