By Frank Ulom
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed the receipt of a petition from the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN, against the CEO of the NMDPRA, Alhaji Farouk Ahmed.
The confirmation was conveyed via a statement signed by the spokesperson of ICPC, John Okor Odey, on Tuesday.
The statement which was published on the ICPC website read:
“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) writes to confirm that it received a formal petition today, Tuesday, 16th December 2025, from Alhaji Aliko Dangote through his lawyer. The petition is against the CEO of the NMDPRA, Alhaji Farouk Ahmed.
“The ICPC wishes to state that the petition will be duly investigated.”
Converseer reports that Dangote had earlier made an allegation against Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), for allegedly spending over $5 million on his four children’s foreign secondary education in Switzerland. The allegation was published on The Nation Newspapers of 16 December 2025, and obtained by Converseer.
The allegation disclosed the names of children and schools attended in Switzerland. They include:
1. Faisal Farouk – Montreux School (6 years duration)
2. Farouk Jr. – Aiglon Collage (6 years duration)
3. Ashraf Farouk – Institute Le Rosey (6 years duration)
4. Farhana Farouk – La Garenne International School (6 years duration).
Estimated Secondary Education Cost
- Annual Tuition, Air tickets and upkeep per child = $200,000 by 4 is $800,000.
- Total living expenses per child and Air tickets for 6 years = $1,200,000 by 4 children = $4,800,000
- Approximate Total Fees for Tuition and Upkeep = $5,000,000
Tertiary Education Fee for Children
- Tuition, upkeep, Air Tickets and other expenses are approximately $125,000 per annum by 4 years = $500,000 x 4 children = $2,000,000
- Faisal just finished the 2025 Harvard MBA at $150,000 and $60,000 for upkeep, tickets and other incidentals. TOTAL = $210,000 spent in 2025 for Faisal’s MBA
“FACTS DON’T LIE! Nigerians deserve to know the source(s) of these sums of money paid by a public officer while many parents in his home state of Sokoto cannot afford to pay N10,000 school fees for their children and wards,” the allegation signed by Dangote himself, read.
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Responding, Engr. Ahmed said he was aware of the “wild and spurious allegations,” adding that the response circulating on social media did not emanate from him.
According to the response published by Premium Times, the NMDPRA CEO said he is thankful that the person behind the allegations has taken it to a formal investigative institution, adding that he believes that would provide an opportunity to dispassionately distil the issues and clear his name.
“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.
“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.
“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,” Ahmed said.
