RismadarVoice Reporters
September 2, 2026
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has cleared Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of allegations that he authorised, established or participated in the activities of the purported agency.
The committee, chaired by Rep. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, said its preliminary findings showed that the PFIPC was not lawfully established by the Federal Government and that documents allegedly used to give it presidential and legislative backing were forged, fabricated or altered.
Among the documents flagged was a purported appointment letter naming Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi as Director-General of the PFIPC and allegedly bearing Gbajabiamila’s authority and signature.
The committee said the Presidency confirmed that no such appointment was made or approved by the Chief of Staff. It also found that the letterhead was not authentic State House stationery and that its reference number did not conform with official presidential correspondence.
“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,” the panel said.
Rather than linking Gbajabiamila to the alleged scheme, the committee said evidence showed that he moved to have the organisation investigated after concerns were brought to his attention.
Following an alert from the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission over suspected fraudulent activities, the Chief of Staff reportedly contacted the Nigeria Police Force, Office of the National Security Adviser, Department of State Services and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The committee commended him for what it described as timely security and administrative interventions.
The lawmakers also uncovered a purported Presidential Executive Order No. 5, dated February 24, 2026, allegedly used to provide legal backing for the PFIPC.
The committee said the document was neither issued nor approved through lawful presidential processes, describing the alleged fabrication of a presidential instrument as a serious threat to the authority of the Nigerian state.
A separate document presented as an Act of the National Assembly establishing the PFIPC was also found to have been allegedly fabricated or mutilated.
The committee said the purported Act was never passed by both chambers, assented to by the President or gazetted as federal law.
The investigation further uncovered a November 7, 2024 letter allegedly originating from the State House and requesting an administrative code for the PFIPC.
The committee said the office and official designation attributed to the supposed signatory, Akambi Adewale, did not exist in the form presented, raising further concerns over the authenticity of the document.
The Accountant-General’s Office and Budget Office have also come under scrutiny over how the purported organisation gained recognition within government financial and budgetary processes.
The committee further found that the group occupied space at the Federal Secretariat Complex without lawful allocation, allegedly helping it project an image of a legitimate federal institution.
About 39 people were allegedly presented as employees of the organisation, with the committee investigating their recruitment, appointment letters, salaries and allegations of payments demanded for employment.
The panel also identified approximately 58 bank accounts linked to Adeyemi, also known in some records as Adeyemi Matthew. More than 30 of the accounts were reportedly operated in the names of various agencies, companies, foundations or related entities.
The committee stressed, however, that it had not concluded that every account or entity was unlawful.
The panel is also investigating an alleged N400 million transaction involving four instalment payments by a company to Adeyemi.
The company reportedly claimed it was induced to make the payments after being promised a contract relating to the renovation, furnishing or improvement of a residence allegedly allocated to Adeyemi in his claimed official capacity.
The committee said it was tracing the funds, account holders, beneficial owners and the status of the property involved.
It stressed that the investigation had not established criminal guilt and that all persons involved remained entitled to fair hearing and due process.
The committee warned that the alleged fabrication of presidential and legislative documents went beyond the creation of a purported agency, describing it as a threat to the integrity of Nigeria’s constitutional institutions.
“The National Assembly cannot permit its legislative authority to be counterfeited,” the committee said.
“The Presidency cannot be impersonated with impunity.”
The panel identified Adeyemi as the principal person associated with the representation and operation of the purported organisation, while stressing that its findings remained preliminary.
It recommended that security and anti-corruption agencies conclude their investigations and prosecute anyone against whom sufficient admissible evidence is established.
The committee said its final report would determine individual and institutional responsibility and recommend appropriate legislative, administrative, disciplinary, civil, financial or criminal action.
