Aliko Dangote don openly accuse one of di top oga dem for Nigeria petroleum sector of "economic sabotage".

Di richest man for Africa allege say Farouk Ahmed wey be di current oga kpatakpata for di Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) bin pay $5 million for four of im children secondary school for Switzerland.

For one press conference for im refinery for Lagos, Dangote say e no get anyhow wey oga Farouk Ahmed, wey don work almost all im carreer for govment, go fit afford dat kain money to spend on top im children education abroad.

"E (Farouk) suppose account for im action and demonstrate say e bin no compromise im position to di detriment of Nigerians. Wetin dey hapun amount to economic sabotage," Dangote tok.

"Di Code of Conduct Bureau, or any oda body wey di govment want, fit investigate dis matter. If e denies am, I no go only publish di tuition wey e bin pay for dose secondary schools, but I go also take legal steps to force di schools make dem disclose di payments wey Farouk bin make."

Dis na ogbonge allegation from Dangote, wey many pipo don describe as pesin wey no dey tok too much and anyhow.

E make dis allegation as e dey tok about how fuel importation still dey go on for Nigeria despite say di kontri, according to im, don get capacity now to dey refine crude oil and produce enuf petroleum products to serve even di entire West Africa.

"Plenty powerful interest full for di oil sector. E dey troubling say African kontris dey continue to import refined products despite long-standing calls for value addition and domestic refining. Di volume of imports wey dem dey allow into di kontri dey unethical and na disservice to Nigeria," Dangote tok.

Di BBC don reach out to George Ene-Ita wey be di tok-tok pesin for di NMDPRA, sake of dis allegations, but e say e no go comment.

Di regulator bin don previously accuse Dangote Refinery say dem wan bicom monopoly for Nigeria oil sector, and dem claim say di output of di refinery no fit meet local demand.

Nigeria, na di largest oil producer for Africa but for long, di kontri dey export crude oil for refining abroad and den import petroleum products.

However, di Dangote refinery get capacity to refine about 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and e dey designed to refine crude locally and sell fuel for Naira, wey many sabi pipo tok say e go reduce di pressure of foreign exchange and help di Nigeria currency dey stronger.

Wetin be di NMDPRA and wetin be dia work

Di Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority start to dey exist for August 2021 and na product of di Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) of 2021.

Di NMDPRA na joinbodi of three former regulatory agencies: di Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA); di Petroleum Equalization Fund {Management} Board (PEFMB), and di Midstream and Downstream Divisions of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).

Dia work na to dey check midstream and downstream petroleum operations for Nigeria.

Some of dia main responsibility according to di NMDPRA website na, among oda tins to:

.Promote competition and private sector participation in midstream and downstream petroleum operations.

.Determine appropriate tariff methodology.

.Set cost benchmarks for midstream and downstream operations.

.Advise govment and stakeholders on commercial matters wey relate tariff and pricing framework.

Establish customer protection measures

Regulate bulk storage, distribution, marketing, transportation pipelines of petroleum products.

Monitor and enforce compliance wit di terms and conditions of licenses, permits, and authorizations issued by di authority... etc

Who be Farouk Ahmad?

Oga Ahmad na di first oga kpatakpata of NMDPRA afta di new Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) bin join three former agencies togeda to form di Authority in 2021.

Bifor dat time, im be one of di top oga dem for di Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC).

Farouk Ahmad also work for di Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and im rank bin also dey very high for dia.

Im na graduate of Engineering Technology from di Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA.

E start im carrer for Apple Computer Inc. (wey dem later change to Apple Inc.), for Dallas, Texas, wia e bin work as logic board verification engineer

Im career for di oil sector don pass thirty-five years.