The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, and his counterpart at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, have resigned.
Their resignation follows the increasing controversy triggered by allegations and a petition filed by the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayi Onanuga, announced the resignation of the two chief executives and the nomination of their replacements.
Onanuga says President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of new chief executives for both agencies namely Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Saidu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.
