Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo state governor, says the recent resignations of Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe from Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory bodies were unavoidable for the country’s economic health.
On Wednesday, Ahmed resigned as chief executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), while Komolafe stepped down as chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
President Bola Tinubu subsequently forwarded fresh nominations to the senate for the leadership of the two agencies.
Speaking during the senate’s screening of the nominees, Oshiomhole specifically said Ahmed “needed to be hanged.”
The Edo north senator added that “anyone who is opposed to jobs being created in Nigeria does not deserve to live.”
“In my previous statement, I said if you don’t hang him, he will change Nigeria because anyone who is opposed to jobs being created in Nigeria, who prefers importation, importing poverty here and exporting our prosperity abroad, does not deserve to live,” he said.
“I want to see how his case will be. I am still going to be drunk tonight because of Farouk’s removal.”
Prior to the resignation, Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, alleged corruption at NMDPRA, and warned that unresolved allegations could undermine investor confidence.
In a paid newspaper advert, the billionaire said Ahmed paid the said amount for four of his children, covering a period of six years.
Dangote also presented estimated annual tuition, living expenses, air travel, and upkeep, which were multiplied across four children and several years of study.
He also petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the matter.