ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...
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EFCC ARRAIGNS SENATOR KUMO,HON. POLOMA OVER N450 MILLION FRAUD TODAY.{PHOTO}.

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     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Gombe Zonal office arraigned the duo of Senator Saidu Umar Kumo (Garkuwan Gombe) and Hon. Nuhu Poloma before Justice Nehizena Apolabi of the Federal High Court Gombe on five counts charge bordering on conspiracy and Money Laundering.
The duo were alleged to have on the 27th March, 2015 visited Fidelity Bank Plc Gombe Branch where they signed and collected the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira Only (N450, 000, 000) after presenting a photocopy of their identification cards.
The money was suspected to be proceeds of illegal acts.
Specifically, Senator Kumo took the sum of One Hundred and Eleven Million Naira (N111, 000, 000) out of the Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N450, 000, 000) at the bank and instructed one Abba Sunday Agaba, the Fidelity Bank official to deliver the remaining balance of Three Hundred and Thirty Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira only (N333, 500, 000) to the Cashier, Government House Gombe.
Investigation revealed that out of his share, Senator Kumo gave Two Million Naira only to Hon. Poloma, used the sum of Three Million Naira personally and failed to accounted for the remaining balance of One Hundred and Six Million Naira which was collected by him at the bank.
Count one of the charge read "That you, Senator Saidu Umar Kumo and Hon. Nuhu Poloma on or about 27th March, 2015 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire between yourselves to accept cash payment of the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira Only (N450, 000, 000) from one Abba Sunday Agaba a cash officer with Fidelity Bank, which exceeds the statutory limit authorised by law and thereby committed an offence contrary to and Punishable under Section 18 (a) and 16 (2) (a) of the Money Laundering Act 2011 as amended.
They pleaded not guilty to all the five count charge read against them.
The Prosecution counsel, Israel Akande then prayed the Honourable Court for a date to commence trial
While adjourning the case to 5th of December, 2018, Justice Afolabi granted the defendants bail in the sum of Ten Million Naira (N10, 000, 000) each with two sureties in like sum with an undertaking to produce them at every sitting, otherwise they will forfeit the bail sum.
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