The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council has cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of involvement in the organisation’s activities, while uncovering what it described as an elaborate alleged scheme involving forged government documents, 58 bank accounts and more than 12 associated entities.
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Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, disclosed the findings on Wednesday while presenting the panel’s preliminary report at a press conference in Abuja.
The investigation followed a resolution passed by the House on July 8, 2026, directing the committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the emergence of the PFIPC and its inclusion in the 2026 Federal Budget Framework.
According to Gagdi, the committee found no valid Act of the National Assembly, gazetted enactment, Presidential Executive Order or other lawful instrument establishing the purported council.
He said no competent authority produced any authentic record showing that the organisation was created, approved or authorised by President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Executive Council, the National Assembly, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation or any other legally empowered institution.
The committee said the purported organisation operated under inconsistent names, including the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
A central aspect of the investigation concerned a document purporting to appoint Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi as Director-General of the organisation. The document was presented as an official communication from the Presidency and purportedly carried Gbajabiamila’s signature and authority.
The panel, however, said evidence obtained from the State House showed that no such appointment was made or approved by the Presidency.
According to Gagdi, Gbajabiamila neither issued nor signed the appointment letter, while its letterhead, reference number, language, format and other administrative features differed materially from genuine State House correspondence.
“The committee therefore preliminarily finds that the purported appointment letter was fabricated and falsely attributed to the Presidency,” he said.
The panel said documentary evidence showed that Gbajabiamila acted against the purported organisation after the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission raised concerns about its activities and alleged misuse of institutional materials.
It said the Chief of Staff contacted the Nigeria Police Force, Office of the National Security Adviser, State Security Service and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission within one day of receiving the complaint and initiated administrative verification through relevant government institutions.
“The documentary evidence presently before the committee does not establish that the Chief of Staff authorised, approved, established or participated in the activities of the purported organisation.
“On the contrary, the evidence demonstrates repeated steps to secure investigation, institutional verification and appropriate administrative action,” the committee stated.
The panel also uncovered a document presented as Presidential Executive Order No. 5, dated February 24, 2026, which was allegedly used to give the organisation an appearance of legal authority.
It found that the purported order was neither issued nor approved through lawful presidential processes.
Another document was allegedly presented as an Act of the National Assembly establishing the council. The committee found that it was never passed by either chamber of the National Assembly, assented to by the President or gazetted as an Act of the Federation.
According to the panel, portions of a legislative document relating to another institution appeared to have been electronically altered, mutilated or substituted to create the impression that the National Assembly had enacted legislation establishing the PFIPC.
The committee also uncovered a letter dated November 7, 2024, which purportedly emanated from the State House and requested the creation of an administrative code for the council.
The letter was allegedly signed by one Akambi Adewale, described as Director of Administration and Support Services, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary.
State House records, however, reportedly showed that the directorate did not exist in the stated form and that no officer known as Akambi Adewale served in the claimed capacity.
The committee said the alleged use of fictitious names, offices and official designations enabled the organisation to obtain recognition from some government institutions and exposed serious weaknesses in verification procedures.
Preliminary financial information examined by the panel reportedly identified about 58 bank accounts linked through identifying information associated with Adeyemi, also referred to in some records as Adeyemi Matthew.
More than 30 of the accounts were apparently operated in the names of about nine agencies, companies, foundations and related entities.
The committee also identified more than 12 associated entities bearing names connected to investment promotion, United Nations youth initiatives, entrepreneurship, education and charitable foundations.
Gagdi, however, cautioned that the committee had not concluded that every account, entity or transaction was unlawful.
He said investigators were still reconciling corporate registration records, account mandates, signatories, beneficial ownership information and transaction histories.
The committee is also investigating whether the entities were allegedly created or used to establish artificial credibility, solicit funds, obtain investments, secure government facilities or induce members of the public to part with money.
Its investigation further covers an alleged ₦400 million transaction involving a company which claimed that Adeyemi induced it to make payments in four instalments after representing that it would receive a contract to renovate and furnish a residence purportedly allocated to him as PFIPC Director-General.
Representatives of the company were allegedly taken to a residential property in Abuja and told that it was Adeyemi’s official residence.
The committee said it was tracing the destinations of the payments, identifying the account holders and beneficial owners, and verifying the ownership and status of the property.
It added that it would determine whether any public officer or other person participated in, facilitated or benefited from the transaction.
According to the panel, if established through the appropriate investigative and judicial processes, the alleged conduct could disclose offences including forgery, impersonation, conspiracy, fraudulent misrepresentation and obtaining money by false pretence.
The preliminary report also revealed that about 39 people were presented as employees of the purported council across different cadres.
The panel is investigating their recruitment, appointment letters, identity cards, salaries and allowances, including claims that some individuals paid money to secure employment.
It said the investigation would distinguish between persons who were deceived and those who might have knowingly participated in or benefited from the alleged scheme.
The committee further found that the PFIPC occupied office accommodation within the Federal Secretariat Complex without a lawful allocation from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
Part of the accommodation previously allocated to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation was allegedly made available to the organisation by certain officers without lawful authority.
The panel said the use of government premises helped reinforce the appearance that the council was a legitimate federal agency.
It also alleged that misleading or fabricated documents were presented to the Federal Road Safety Corps, resulting in the processing or approval of special number plates for vehicles associated with the organisation.
The PFIPC reportedly maintained a website and digital identity portraying it as a Federal Government agency, complete with a purported organisational structure, staff hierarchy, vision and mission.
President Tinubu was allegedly presented as chairman of the purported governing council, while the names, offices and photographs of senior government officials were published as members without evidence of their consent or knowledge.
On the council’s inclusion in the 2026 federal budget, the investigation raised concerns about institutional lapses and weak verification processes across government agencies.
Earlier findings showed that the Budget Office processed the council’s proposal after relying on an administrative code issued by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and scanned establishment documents attributed to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service.
The purported council received an allocation of approximately ₦1.3 billion, comprising ₦802 million for personnel costs, ₦200 million for overheads and ₦300 million for capital expenditure. Available evidence, however, did not establish that any of the appropriated funds was released, cash-backed or spent.
Gagdi stressed that the findings were preliminary and did not constitute a judicial determination of criminal liability.
The committee urged security and anti-corruption agencies to complete their investigations, preserve relevant evidence, trace any suspected proceeds and prosecute persons against whom sufficient admissible evidence is established.
It also recommended stronger verification procedures for the creation of government institutions, issuance of administrative and budget codes, presidential appointments and official correspondence.
The panel proposed the establishment of a centralised digital platform through which members of the public and government institutions could verify the legal existence and enabling instruments of every federal ministry, department and agency.
Its final report is expected to contain definitive findings on individual and institutional responsibility, alongside recommendations for possible legislative, administrative, disciplinary, civil, financial and prosecutorial action.
Adeyemi is already facing an eight-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of conspiracy, forgery and impersonation. He has denied wrongdoing and remains presumed innocent unless convicted by a competent court.
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