Aliko Dangote Vs Farouk Ahmed: Tinubu Appoints New NMDPRA And NUPRC Chief Executives
President Bola Tinubu is seeking the Nigerian Senate approval for the appointment of Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC and Said Aliyu as the Chief executive of the
Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA
Their appointment comes on the heels of Wednesday resignations of former chief executives, Farouk Ahmed of the , NMDPRA, and Gbenga Komolafe, of the NUPRC.
Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari into the position.
Their resignations, also come following the allegation of corruption leveled against Farouk by President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.
Dangote had accused the former NMDPRA of paying over $5 million for his four children school fees in Switzerland, wondering how Farouk could afford such a humongous amount as a public servant.
The Dangote Boss has also petitioned anti graft agencies in the country to investigate Farouk urged senators to treat the nominations with urgency, saying their confirmation would ensure continuity in the upstream and downstream petroleum sector.
Eyesan is a seasoned petroleum economist with nearly 33 years of experience at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
She is a graduate of Economics from the University of Benin and retired as Executive Vice President, Upstream, at NNPC Ltd., serving between 2023 and 2024.
She earlier served as Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy, from 2019 to 2023, contributing to strategic reforms in the upstream sector.
Mohammed, born in 1957 in Gombe State, is a Chemical Engineering graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he earned his degree in 1981.
He recently served as an independent non-executive director at Seplat Energy and has decades of leadership experience across Nigeria’s oil and gas industry
