NMDPRA Boss, Farouk Ahmed Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from his position.

This is coming barely 24 hours after allegations of corruption leveled against him by Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited.

Gbenga Komolafe of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC also resigned.

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga announced the resignation in a statement on Wednesday, stating that President Bola Tinubu has nominated his replacement.

According to Bayo, Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the NMDPRA and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC.

“To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.

“The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry,” Bayo said.