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THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it would investigate a petition filed by billionaire Aliko Dangote against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed.
The anti-graft agency confirmed on Tuesday, December 16, that it had received the petition through Dangote’s lawyer.
“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 ICPC wishes to state that the petition will be duly investigated,” the commission said.
The confirmation followed Dangote’s petition accusing the NMDPRA boss of abuse of office, corruption, and financial impropriety.
In the petition, Dangote alleged that Ahmed spent millions of dollars on the education of his children abroad, an expenditure he argued was inconsistent with earnings from public service.
The petition also urged the ICPC to probe alleged diversion of public funds and violations of the Code of Conduct for public officers, citing provisions of the ICPC Act and relevant court judgments.
The allegations came against the backdrop of rising tensions in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, where Dangote has repeatedly accused regulatory authorities and entrenched interests of undermining domestic refining and protecting fuel import cartels.
Earlier, Dangote had publicly called on the Federal Government and anti-corruption agencies to investigate the NMDPRA boss, arguing that transparency and accountability were critical to restoring confidence in the sector.
Mustapha Usman is an investigative journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting. You can easily reach him via: musman@icirnigeria.com. He tweets @UsmanMustapha_M
Nothing positive will come out at the end because even the icpc as a body is also very corrupt.. very unfortunate that even the commission that were supposed to fight against corruption were even more corrupt than every other body… this is the situation we found ourselves in this part of the world called Nigeria