Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state and senator representing Edo North, says the recent resignations of Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe from Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agencies were unavoidable for the country’s economic health.
On Wednesday, Ahmed resigned as chief executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), while Komolafe stepped down as chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
President Bola Tinubu subsequently forwarded fresh nominations to the senate for the leadership of the two agencies.
Speaking during the senate’s screening of the nominees, Oshiomhole specifically said Ahmed “needed to be hanged.”
The Edo north senator added that “anyone who is opposed to jobs being created in Nigeria does not deserve to live.”
“In my previous statement, I said if you don’t hang him, he will change Nigeria because anyone who is opposed to jobs being created in Nigeria, who prefers importation, importing poverty here and exporting our prosperity abroad, does not deserve to live,” he said.
“I want to see how his case will be. I am still going to be drunk tonight because of Farouk’s removal,” he said.
Recall that Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Industries Limited, had accused Ahmed of abuse of office, corrupt enrichment, and the unlawful diversion of public funds.
In a newspaper advertorial, the billionaire alleged that the NMDPRA chief diverted public funds to finance his children’s education in Switzerland.
Dangote subsequently petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), urging the commission to investigate the allegations.
