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Chief Executive, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed has described allegations of corruption recently levelled against him as “wild and spurious”.
He said this in a terse statement shared on the agency’s X page on Wednesday.
He also refuted a lengthy rebuttal credited to him which circulated on social media on Tuesday.
The statement reads, “My attention has been drawn to a purported response I was said to have made on the recent allegations against my person.
“I hereby state categorically that the so-called statement did not emanate from me.
“While I am aware of the wild and spurious allegations made against me and my family and the frenzy it has generated, as a regulator of a sensitive industry, I have opted not to engage in public brickbat.
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“Thankfully, the person behind the allegations has taken it to a formal investigative institution.
“I believe that would provide an opportunity to dispassionately distill the issues and to clear my name.”
On Tuesday, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote formally submitted a petition against Ahmed to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged corruption.
The petition followed an explosive press conference held by Dangote at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos on Sunday.
In the petition dated December 16, 2025, Dangote specifically accused the NMDPRA boss of spending, without evidence of lawful means of income, sums amounting to over US$7 million on the education of his four children in different schools in Switzerland for a period of six years upfront.
