NMDPRA: Tension in Abuja as protesters threaten hunger strike, reveal what Tinubu, others should do

• Protesters successful Abuja person vowed to embark connected a hunger onslaught if Engr. Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the NMDPRA, is not removed
• The group, led by the Concerned Young Professionals Network, has held demonstrations for 9 days, calling for a afloat probe of allegations of corruption against Ahmed
• The protesters, among different allegations impeach Ahmed of diverting nationalist funds and nepotism

Abuja, FCT - Protesters demanding the removal of CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) person threatened to embark connected a hunger onslaught if the Bola Tinubu-led authorities fails to enactment connected corruption allegations against him.

Dozens of demonstrators person marched regular for the past 9 days to the offices of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), demanding the contiguous dismissal of Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the caput of the lipid assemblage regulatory agency.

Protesters successful Abuja clasp placards demanding the removal of NMDPRA brag Farouk Ahmed. Photo credit: CYPN
Source: UGC

The protesters impeach Ahmed of corruption, maltreatment of power, and regulatory compromise. Their allegations see the diversion of implicit $5 cardinal successful nationalist funds arsenic good arsenic nepotism.

NMDPRA: Protesters request accountability

Speaking during the demonstration, Dan Okwa, nationalist president of the Concerned Young Professionals Network, which is starring the protests, said:

“We are not going to beryllium idly by portion our resources are being looted by those successful positions of authority.“The allegations against Engr. Farouk Ahmed are superior and necessitate contiguous attention. We request a thorough probe into his activities and expect him to beryllium held accountable for immoderate wrongdoing."

Hunger onslaught threat

The radical warned that its members would statesman a hunger onslaught if their demands are not met. Okwa said:

“We volition not remainder until Engr. Ahmed is removed from bureau and brought to justice."

Protesters successful Abuja clasp placards demanding the removal of NMDPRA brag Farouk Ahmed. Photo credit: CYPN
Source: UGC

He said the sustained protests bespeak the increasing vexation among Nigerians implicit perceived impunity among nationalist officials.

“We volition proceed to protestation and request enactment until our demands are met. We volition not beryllium silenced oregon intimidated into accepting the presumption quo. We request a amended Nigeria, and we volition combat for it,” helium added.

NMDPRA successful harmless hands nether Ahmed's enactment

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported the NMDPRA boss, Engr. Farouk Ahmed received enactment and a ballot of assurance for his "outstanding performance".

A radical of 22 civilian nine organisations praised Ahmed’s exceptional enactment and reforms successful the petroleum assemblage amid the telephone for a probe.

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Source: Legit.ng