Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corruption and abuse of office by a former Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed.
The petition, filed through Dangote’s lead counsel, Dr. O.J. Onoja (SAN), followed the withdrawal of an earlier complaint from the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), a move described as strategic and aimed at accelerating investigations.
Dangote accused Ahmed of living far beyond his legitimate income, alleging that the former regulator spends millions of dollars on his children’s education in Switzerland.
He also accused the NMDPRA leadership of undermining local refining by continuing to issue fuel import licences to marketers.
In the petition, Dangote urged the EFCC to investigate allegations of corrupt enrichment and abuse of office and prosecute Ahmed if found culpable.
He pledged to provide documentary evidence to support the claims, stressing that decisive action would deter similar conduct by public officers and restore confidence in Nigeria’s regulatory institutions.
