Businessman, Aliko Dangote, is reportedly scheduled to appear before a panel set up by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate his corruption allegations against immediate past managing director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Farouk Ahmed.
Dangote in the petition to ICPC accused Farouk of corruption and misappropriation of funds, including spending millions of dollars, about $7m on his four children’s education in expensive and exclusive schools in Switzerland.
The Nation says ICPC set up a panel on Friday, which the billionaire businessman was summoned to appear before it on Monday either personally or represented by his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN).
Citing unnamed sources, the publication wrote that the essence of the invitation was for the petitioner to support what he alleged with evidence.
“All is set for the investigation.
“ICPC has set up a panel of crack investigators on Dangote’s petition. The Chairman of the commission, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN) asked the trusted team to stay action on a case and focus on Dangote’s petition. This underscores the importance attached to this case.
“We have also invited Dangote or his lawyer to come on Monday to adopt the petition. “Either of them is to present relevant documents or evidence to support the petition.
“He who alleges must prove or provide lead on the allegations which our investigators must act on.
“We have acknowledged the receipt of the petition in line with our guidelines or mandate to do so within 48 hours,” it quoted sources as saying.
