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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

Engineers Farouk Ahmed, Gbenga Komolafe resign, President Tinubu nominates successors to the Senate for approval

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).


The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.

The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.

Eyesan, a graduate of Economics from the University of Benin, spent nearly 33 years with the NNPC and its subsidiaries. She retired as Executive Vice President, Upstream (2023–2024), and previously served as Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy at NNPC from 2019 to 2023.

Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed, born in 1957 in Gombe, graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1981 with a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering. He was announced today as an independent non-executive director at Seplat Energy.

His prior roles include Managing Director of Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company and Nigerian Gas Company, as well as Chair of the boards of West African Gas Pipeline Company, Nigeria LNG subsidiaries, and NNPC Retail.

He also served as Group Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power Directorate, where he provided strategic leadership for major gas projects and policy frameworks, including the Gas Masterplan, Gas Network Code, and contributions to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

Engineer Mohammed played a pivotal role in delivering key projects such as the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline Expansion, the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline, and Nigeria LNG Train.


Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

(Information and Strategy)

December 17, 2025

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I know Farouk the crook can't survive it against Dangote. Next is to give him the Farouk Lawan treatment

Jagaban no even let too much time waste.

They gave him soft landing with the resignation. Now make e go face ICPC.

There is no cabal in Asiwaju government, na he himself be cabal.

New CEO — Itsekiri woman from Delta State

Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe were both appointed by Buhari. Their resignation and replacement is a welcome development.

Dangote and his monopolistic gimmicks. Let him kwantinue.
Am sure the man was asked to resign

Nevertheless, a man without guilt is not afraid of scrutiny

bolaayenimo:
I know he can't survive it against Dangote. Next is to give him the Farouk Lawan treatment

It is not about Dangote please.

It is by his alleged betrayal of public trust.

A career civil servant that can afford to spend $5 million on his 4 children schooling in Switzerland has already made his case bad enough.

Zionmdde:
Dangote and his monopolistic gimmicks. Let him kwantinue.
Am sure the man was asked to resign

Nevertheless, a man without guilt is not afraid of scrutiny

This has nothing to do with monopoly. For Dangote to personally get involved not minding what's at stake, Farouk is a crook. The ICPC should pick him up, seize his passport and charge him to court before he escapes like Ibrahim Lamorde

The thing Wey turn a whole Dangote to activists under Tinubu's regime fit kîll me. Man has complained more times under Tinubu on social media than at any point in his existence

Please don't make racist and tribalistic comments on

Lol. Dangote fought dirty.

That not withstanding. he should face the music

this padi padi government sef

About time.. good riddance!

The man embarrassed himself when he said Dangote refinery produced low quality fuel.

Confused Gov. and rubber-stamp senate.

Rewarding their political associates with undeserved Gov positions while the system suffers due to their incompetence & gross financial misconduct.

Perfect.
I dropped this on my timeline this morning

SmartPolician:
This has nothing to do with monopoly. For Dangote to personally get involved not minding what's at stake, Farouk is a crook. The ICPC should pick him, seize his passport and charge him to court before he escapes like Ibrahim Lamorde

He is actually going to escape (if he were smart)

Wow
Dangote, Na you do this thing?

Willingly Resigns or forceful Resignation?

Wow. Dangote got this man big time. Plea deal. Safe landing

He needs to be arrested and jailed, no civil servant of Nigeria, whether you head an agency or not, can ever earn millions of dollars, not naira o, dollars, so he's a thief, a kleptomaniac stealing from we the taxpayers, for him to drop that much for school fees means there are more where that came from

Ole barawo, Dan iska

Lol

Dangote tried. He must be arrested by the EFCC. But I have more faith in pigs flying than in EFCC

Zionmdde:
Dangote and his monopolistic gimmicks. Let him kwantinue.
Am sure the man was asked to resign

Nevertheless, a man without guilt is not afraid of scrutiny

He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones, show us your, or thee family’s business in Nigeria, before u start throwing rocks @ Aliko Dangote.

I expected nothing less

He still have a modicum of integrity unlike Matawalle

Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe have both been asked to resign.

SmartPolician:
This has nothing to do with monopoly. For Dangote to personally get involved not minding what's at stake, Farouk is a crook. The ICPC should pick him, seize his passport and charge him to court before he escapes like Ibrahim Lamorde

And you actually believe the one replacing him will be better? Lol

The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. [b]Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari [/b]to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).



See as they just dropped that there in the middle. Lol

Thank you Dangote for exposing this corrupt man.
EFCC and ICPC over to you.

aariwa:
And you actually believe the one replacing him will be better? Lol

Did you see what you wrote in my comment?

Na only hausa/yoruba dey this country.

How come private citizens seem to do better investigative jobs with stonewall proof than our enforcement agencies?