Alleged corruption: ICPC confirms receipt of Dangote’s petition against NMDPRA CEO, Farouk Ahmed

Farouk Ahmed

tive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed.

In a statement signed by its spokesperson, John Odey, on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency said the petition was submitted through Dangote’s lawyer earlier in the day.

“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) writes to confirm that it received a formal petition today, Tuesday, 16th December, 2025, from Alhaji Aliko Dangote through his lawyer. The petition is against the CEO of the NMDPRA, Alhaji Farouk Ahmed,” the commission said.

The ICPC added that the petition would be subjected to due investigation. The ICPC added that the petition would be subjected to due investigation. PUNCH Online had reported that in the petition dated and submitted on December 16 through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN, Dangote accused the NMDPRA CEO of corruption and misuse of public funds.

Among other allegations, he alleges that Farouk spent over $7 million in public funds on his four children’s education at elite Swiss schools, with fees paid upfront for up to six years.

“That Engr Farouk Ahmed spent without evidence of lawful means of income humongous amount of money of over 7million dollars of Public funds, for the education of his four children in different schools in Switzerland for a period of six years upfront,” the petition read. Punch