The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to produce Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew before its investigative committee within 48 hours over allegations that he operated a non-existent presidential agency and attempted to secure a ₦1.3 billion allocation for it in the 2026 federal budget.
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Adeyemi, who allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, is expected to appear before the committee by noon on Wednesday to answer questions concerning the documents and activities linked to the controversial agency.
He is also accused of parading himself as the head of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, another body whose existence and official status have been questioned.
The investigative committee disclosed that it had identified about 29 documents suspected to have been forged and allegedly used to create an appearance of legitimacy for the purported agencies.
The documents reportedly included approval letters and official correspondence purportedly issued by the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Investigators also discovered what was presented as an Act of the National Assembly purportedly establishing one of the agencies. The committee is investigating how the document was produced and whether individuals within or outside government assisted in creating or circulating it.
According to the police, the investigation followed a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President accusing Adeyemi of using the purported PFIPC to secure office accommodation at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.
He was also alleged to have sought approval to recruit about 300 workers, attempted to insert ₦1.3 billion into the 2026 Appropriation Act and planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the name of the purported agency.
Chairman of the House investigative committee, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi’s physical appearance had become necessary because of the number and seriousness of the documents and allegations being examined.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee,” Gagdi said, directing the police authorities to ensure that he was brought before the lawmakers within the stipulated period.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Basir Abdullahi, who represented the Inspector-General of Police at the hearing, informed the committee that Adeyemi had already been arrested and arraigned following a police investigation conducted late last year.
Abdullahi said the police filed an eight-count charge against the suspect before the Federal High Court over allegations arising from the purported appointment, documents and agencies.
During the hearing, members of the committee compared signatures appearing on documents allegedly issued by the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with signatures on correspondence independently obtained from the police.
After examining the documents, the police representative told the lawmakers that the signatures were not the same.
“They are not the same,” Abdullahi said.
The committee further disclosed that several government institutions whose names and official identities appeared on the disputed documents had denied issuing or authorising them.
Lawmakers are now seeking to establish how the purported agency obtained access to government offices, attempted to secure a federal budgetary allocation and presented documents bearing the names of several public institutions without the alleged irregularities being detected earlier.
Gagdi assured that the House would conduct its investigation without interfering with the ongoing police investigation or the criminal proceedings pending before the Federal High Court.
He said the legislative inquiry was intended to uncover the circumstances surrounding the establishment and operation of the purported agencies, identify any collaborators and determine whether weaknesses within government institutions enabled the alleged scheme.
The committee chairman added that the House’s final report could recommend further investigations, prosecutions or other sanctions against any individuals found to have participated in the alleged activities.
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