President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has withdrawn a petition filed before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed.
Sources confirmed that the petition was withdrawn through Dangote’s legal representative, Ogwu Onoja (SAN).
It was gathered that the withdrawal followed the decision of another government agency to take over the investigation of the allegations contained in the petition.
Recall that in December 2025,
Dangote had urged the ICPC to prosecute Ahmed over allegations of abuse of office, embezzlement and diversion of public funds for personal benefit and private interests, actions he claimed were detrimental to the Nigerian people. The industrialist had maintained that he possessed substantial evidence to support the allegations.
Confirming the development, ICPC spokesperson, John Odey, said the agency had received formal notice of the withdrawal.
However, Odey disclosed that the withdrawal of the petition would not stop the commission from investigating the matter, stressing that the ICPC would proceed in line with its statutory mandate.
According to him, the decision to continue probing the allegations is in the interest of transparency, accountability and the ongoing fight against corruption, for the benefit of Nigeria.
