NMDPRA MD Farouk Ahmed Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations

Farouk Ahmed has resigned as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) amid corruption allegations levelled against him by the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. 

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in which he also said Gbenga Komolafe has left his position as the chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

Onanuga said President Bola Tinubu has sent the names of two nominees to the Senate for confirmation as their replacement.

The president wrote to the lawmakers, asking for the expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa  Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Saidu  Mohammed as NMDPRA chief.