The former president of the Trade Union Congress, Peter Esele, has explained that Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Refinery, felt his $20 billion investment was being undermined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed.
He made this known during an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday.
His comes as Dangote officially took his allegation that Ahmed spent $5 million as tuition for his children in Swiss schools to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Tuesday.
The billionaire, in a document he personally signed, had detailed his allegations against Ahmed.
Reacting, Esele said Dangote’s allegation should be taken seriously by ICPC and other anti-corruption agencies because public servants must be held accountable.
“Dangote feels that his business is being undermined by the regulators.
“That’s on one hand, and then on the second hand, Dangote is making an allegation against the MD of NMDPRA. I think that allegation is something we all need to look at, and I think that’s something we should work on.
“Public officers should be held accountable.
“It’s something that we expect our security agencies and those who are ICPC or whoever to go look at Dangote’s allegation and see if it’s a fact,” he said.
ICPC on Tuesday confirmed receipt of Dangote’s petition against Ahmed.
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources and Downstream had also begun an investigation into Dangote’s allegation.
Meanwhile, Ahmed has not officially responded to Dangote’s recent allegations, but months ago, NMDPRA dismissed the $5 million tuition fees claim.
