Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has welcomed the resignation of Engr. Farouk Ahmed and Mr. Gbenga Komolafe from Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agencies, describing their exit as critical to the country’s economic survival. He made the remarks on Thursday during the Senate screening of President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the leadership of the NUPRC and NMDPRA.
Speaking during the exercise, Oshiomhole expressed strong views about Farouk’s tenure, stating, “He needed to be hanged.” He added, “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.”
The senator further said, “I want to see how his case will be. I am still going to be drunk tonight because of Farouk’s removal.” Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, resigned about 24 hours earlier amid controversies surrounding his time in office.