Ensuring Fair Practices Mr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive of the NMDPRA, emphasized the regulator’s commitment to preventing exploitation of Nigerians by downstream businessmen, even in a deregulated market. As the NNPC gradually reduces its importation activities to comply with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) regulation, which limits market control to 30%, there is a need to fill the resulting gap with new importers.