Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to produce Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew for questioning before the panel on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The committee, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, issued the directive during its sitting on Monday, July 27, 2026, as part of its ongoing investigation into the phantom agency that allegedly secured a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
Adeyemi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC, has been at the centre of one of the most embarrassing scandals of the Tinubu administration. He is facing charges of forgery, impersonation, and operating a fictitious government agency after allegedly forging official documents, including a purported presidential appointment letter bearing the forged signature of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to establish himself as head of a council the Presidency insists was never legally created. The committee's decision to order the IGP to produce Adeyemi underscores the urgency of the investigation, as lawmakers seek to unravel how the phantom agency gained access to government institutions, secured office space at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, and obtained budgetary provisions despite having no legal basis.
The PFIPC scandal has exposed significant institutional lapses within the federal bureaucracy, with multiple government agencies admitting to having processed documents or requests from the fictitious council. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, had earlier admitted before the committee that her office failed to properly verify documents submitted by officials of the controversial body before issuing an authorised staff establishment for it. The Central Bank of Nigeria also disclosed that it opened two foreign-currency domiciliary accounts for the phantom agency on July 30, 2025, following a mandate from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, though the accounts remained dormant with zero balance. The House committee has also summoned the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and other key officials to appear over issues relating to the operations and funding of the controversial council.
President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the PFIPC scandal, giving the anti-corruption agency 30 days to conclude its probe. The ICPC has already questioned Gbajabiamila, who has denied all allegations and filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Adeyemi. The committee's latest directive to the IGP signals a determination to get to the bottom of the scandal, as lawmakers demand answers from the man at the centre of the controversy.
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