The Senate on Friday confirmed the appointment of Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
It also confirmed the appointment of Saidu Mohammed as the CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The confirmations followed the consideration of a report by the joint committee chaired by Senator Abdulrahman Kawu.
A former managing director of the NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, had on Wednesday resigned amid corruption allegations levelled against him by the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this in a statement, also said Gbenga Komolafe had stepped down as the chief executive of the NUPRC.
Consequently, President Bola Tinubu wrote to the lawmakers, asking for the expedited confirmation of Eyesan as CEO of the NUPRC and Mohammed as the NMDPRA chief.
The Presidency says that the two nominees are “seasoned professionals” in the oil and gas industry.
Dangote had petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), accusing Ahmed of corruption and financial impropriety.
In the petition submitted through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, Africa’s richest man asked the anti-graft agency to arrest, investigate, and prosecute the former NMDPRA chief.
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