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President Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation for Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan and Engineer Saidu Mohammed to lead petroleum regulators after resignations amid corruption allegations, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan for NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed for NMDPRA, the presidency disclosed in a statement by Bayo Onanuga.
- Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe stepped down on Wednesday from their regulatory posts, with Ahmed resigning after corruption allegations by Aliko Dangote and an ICPC petition.
- Both nominees bring long sector track records and senior project leadership: Eyesan spent nearly 33 years with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation , while Mohammed led Kaduna Refining and major gas infrastructure projects.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate of Nigeria seeking approval and expedited confirmation of nominees following resignations and noting 2021 appointments under the Petroleum Industry Act .
- The Presidency described the two nominees as experienced professionals in Nigeria's oil and gas sector.
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LAGOS -- The oil and gas industry was, yesterday, thrown into confusion as the chief executives of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe and his downstream counterpart at the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Engr. Farouk Ahmed resigned from their offices.
NMDPRA CEO Resigns Amid Dangote’s Corruption Allegation
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from office amid a corruption allegation recently levelled against him by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally notified the Senate of Ahmed’s resignation while forwarding a request for the confirmation of a replacement to lead the regulatory agency. The…
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 Comm…
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