Alleged $5m diversion: Lawyers insist on probe of NMDPRA boss, Ahmed
Legal professionals underneath the aegis of Concerned Legal professionals Community in Africa enjoy insisted on the probe of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, on the alleged diversion of $5 million belonging to the outfit.
The attorneys who linked up on Friday with one other protesting crew, the Civil Rights and Anti-Corruption Marketing and marketing and marketing campaign Community, spherical the pinnacle jam of job of the NMDPRA in the central district of Abuja, to press dwelling their demands, entreated the associated authorities to compare severe allegations of misconduct, corruption, and abuse of jam of job levelled towards Ahmed.
They alleged that Ahmed has been concerned about questionable expenditures, at the side of a staggering sum of $5 million reportedly spent on his childhood’s education in another country.
Addressing Journalists all the procedure throughout the serene procession, Barr. Aquila Kendo, who spoke on behalf of the groups, acknowledged their continued advocacy stems from a deep sense of civic duty and a dedication to the nation’s welfare and integrity, vowing to preserve the fight unless the well-known is done.
He acknowledged, We're right here today, on our continuous calls to the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, associated anti-corruption businesses and the Nigerian of us; stressful attention and investigation into the grave act of alleged misconduct, corruption and abuse of jam of job, perpetrated by Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
“Especially, the allegation of diversion of over five million greenbacks, reportedly dilapidated to sponsor luxurious foreign education of his childhood in in another country, must now not poke unnoticed, it must now not be swept underneath the carpet as fashioned, it must now not lag without perfect investigation.
“We shall continue to dispute our disarray with the scenario, as it is some distance our civic duty as a of us of this country to manufacture so. We shall continue to press this unless the factual thing is done. We need Mr. President to prevail in his fight towards corruption, and in achieving that, all hands desires to be on deck”.
Speaking extra, Barr. Kendo vowed that: “No amount of intimidation or threats can deter us from achieving this. We shall continue to affix forces with all other organisations championing this course unless an intensive investigation is done and Engr. Ahmed is introduced to e-book.”
Various groups were occupying the pinnacle jam of job of the NMDPRA and other associated authorities offices since Monday of this week, stressful Ahmed’s resignation as CEO. They also need him investigated over allegations of corruption, abuse of energy, regulatory compromise, and a whole betrayal of the Nigerian of us.
