Why I Will Not Respond To Dangote’s $5M School Fees Allegation – Farouk Ahmed
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, has denied authorizing a public statement responding to corruption allegations made against him by Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group.
In a brief statement on Wednesday, Ahmed said he was not the source of a social media post circulating on the matter.
The denial follows Dangote’s call on Sunday for an official investigation into the regulator’s finances, specifically urging him to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
Speaking at a press briefing at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, Dangote had alleged that Ahmed spent $5 million on his children’s secondary education.
“I’ve actually had people making complaints about a regulator who has actually put his children in secondary school. And that secondary school education, which is six years, four of them cost Nigeria $5m. I mean, you cannot imagine somebody paying $5m for educating four children,” Dangote said.
Addressing the purported response, Ahmed stated: “My attention has been drawn to a purported response I was said to have made on the recent allegations against my person. I hereby state categorically that the so-called statement did not emanate from me.”
He added that, despite the controversy, he has chosen to avoid a public dispute. “While I am aware of the wild and spurious allegations made against me and my family and the frenzy it has generated, as a regulator of a sensitive industry, I have opted not to engage in public brickbats,” he said.
Ahmed noted that Dangote had escalated the matter to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). “Thankfully, the person behind the allegations has taken it to a formal investigative institution. I believe that would provide an opportunity to dispassionately distil the issues and to clear my name,” he concluded.
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