In a disclaimer released on Wednesday, Ahmed said the statement being shared did not originate from him, stressing that he neither authored nor authorised it.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has disowned a statement circulating online in which he was purported to have responded to recent corruption allegations levelled against him.
In a disclaimer released on Wednesday, Ahmed said the statement being shared did not originate from him, stressing that he neither authored nor authorised it.
“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,” the NMDPRA boss said.
The disclaimer comes amid growing controversy following allegations by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote, who accused Ahmed of corruption and claimed that the NMDPRA chief spent millions of dollars on his children’s education abroad using illicit funds.
Ahmed, however, said he deliberately chose not to engage the allegations publicly, citing his position as a regulator in a critical sector of the economy.
“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 brickbat,” he said.
He noted that the matter had been taken to a formal investigative body and expressed confidence in the process.
“Thankfully, the person behind the allegations has taken it to a formal investigative institution. I believe that would provide an opportunity to dispassionately distill the issues and to clear my name,” Ahmed added.
The disclaimer was signed by Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Recall that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission had declared that it will investigate a petition lodged against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.
Dangote, in a petition submitted on December 16, 2025, through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN), called on the ICPC to investigate, prosecute, and potentially arrest Ahmed over allegations of corruption and financial impropriety.
The petition claims that Ahmed spent more than $7million on the education of his four children in Switzerland, reportedly paid upfront for a six-year period, without any lawful source of income to justify such expenditure.
“That Engr Farouk Ahmed has grossly abused his office contrary to the extant provisions of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers and, by so doing, enmeshed himself in monumental corruption and unlawful spending of public funds running into millions of dollars.
“That Engr. Farouk Ahmed spent, without evidence of lawful means of income, a humongous sum of over $7million of public funds on the education of his four children in different schools in Switzerland for a period of six years upfront,” the petition stated.