PFIPC Scandal: Adeyemi Pledges Full Cooperation with ICPC, Vows to Submit Documents to DSS

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PFIPC Scandal: Adeyemi Pledges Full Cooperation with ICPC, Vows to Submit Documents to DSS

The embattled self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has declared his readiness to cooperate fully with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other security agencies investigating the controversial agency, insisting he will submit all documents in his possession to the Department of State Services (DSS) or the Nigeria Police Force. Adeyemi made this known on Tuesday during an Instagram interview with social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, just hours after President Bola Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate the activities of the purported council and submit a comprehensive report within 30 days. He stated that he was prepared to assist any security agency or investigative panel established by the President to uncover the truth behind the controversy, adding that he had nothing to hide and was ready to allow security agencies to examine the records in his possession. According to Adeyemi, the documents in his possession should be subjected to proper verification to determine their authenticity, stating, “They should authenticate them. They should verify them. They should unravel the truth”. He promised to submit himself and all relevant documents to either the DSS or the police, saying, “In fact, any moment from now, I will go to the DSS or the police to submit all the documents I have to help them investigate and look into this matter”.

Adeyemi also questioned the Presidency’s position that the PFIPC never existed, asking how the council was captured in the 2026 Appropriation Act with a budgetary allocation of N1.3 billion. He maintained that he could not have influenced the budget process because he was in detention while the budget was being prepared. According to him, he was invited by the Nigeria Police Force on October 27, 2025, over a petition allegedly filed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, questioning the activities of the PFIPC. He claimed he honoured the invitation and was interrogated about the agency and his appointment letter, and remained in detention for 23 days, from October 27 to November 19, before being charged to court on November 27. “When the Presidency, through the Chief of Staff, said the agency does not exist, I wondered how an agency that found its way into the national budget could suddenly be described as fake. I was in detention for 23 days during the period the budget was being prepared. I did not prepare or defend any budget, and nobody went to defend it on my behalf. That is why I am confused about how the agency found its way into the national budget,” Adeyemi stated.

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Adeyemi further claimed that by the time he regained his freedom, the office space used by the alleged agency had been reallocated to another government official, and he has not returned to the office since his arrest on October 27. He questioned how lawmakers and other relevant authorities failed to detect what the Presidency now describes as a non-existent agency before the budget was passed and signed into law. The Senate has since distanced itself from the allocation, with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, stating that the budget line was neither created nor inserted by the legislature. The Senate also rejected a motion seeking an investigation into the inclusion of the PFIPC in the budget, preferring to await the outcome of the ongoing ICPC probe.

On his earlier allegations involving the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Adeyemi declined to make fresh accusations, saying only an independent investigation could establish the facts. “I wouldn’t say he’s lying, and I wouldn’t say he’s telling the truth. That is why I requested that Mr President set up an investigative panel to unravel the truth, so we will know those involved,” he stated. Adeyemi further alleged that he survived an attack by gunmen near Zuma Rock in September 2025 and insisted his involvement with the council was motivated by a desire to attract foreign investment into Nigeria. “I don’t really have a negative plan. It’s all about passion for the country. That agency is to bring foreign investors to Nigeria and make Nigeria a preferred destination for investment,” he said.

President Tinubu had earlier directed the ICPC to investigate the activities of the alleged council, including forged appointment letters and other government documents allegedly used by Adeyemi to seek official recognition, diplomatic support, visa facilitation, and to open multiple bank accounts in the names of government agencies. The directive followed sustained public scrutiny over claims that the PFIPC operated from the Federal Secretariat, maintained accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, and received a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite the Presidency’s insistence that no such agency was ever created. The Presidency has reiterated that the Federal Government did not establish the PFIPC and that police forensic analysis confirmed the signature on Adeyemi’s purported appointment letter from the President’s Chief of Staff was forged. President Tinubu has ordered that all persons found culpable be treated strictly in accordance with applicable law, stressing that the integrity of the Presidency and federal institutions “must be protected against impersonation, forgery, abuse of official identity and the exploitation of weaknesses in the public service”.