Reps Panel Clears Gbajabiamila, Uncovers Forged Documents and 58 Bank Accounts in PFIPC Fake Agency Probe
Abuja — A House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has cleared Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of any involvement in the establishment or operations of the organisation, while uncovering an elaborate scheme involving forged government documents.
The committee’s Chairman, Representative Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (APC-Plateau), disclosed the panel’s preliminary findings in a report presented in Abuja on Wednesday. Gagdi said the committee found no evidence linking Gbajabiamila to the establishment or operations of the purported agency, contrary to allegations previously made by the organisation’s self-styled Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, against the Chief of Staff. According to the report, Gbajabiamila neither authorised nor approved the creation or operation of the PFIPC in any capacity.
The investigation, constituted following a House resolution on July 8, 2026, after concerns arose over the appearance of the PFIPC in the Federal Government’s budget framework, focused significantly on a letter purportedly appointing Adeyemi as Director-General of the council, which allegedly carried Gbajabiamila’s authority. The committee said an examination of State House records established that no such appointment ever took place, and that the letterhead, reference number, language, and other administrative features of the document were inconsistent with genuine State House correspondence. Gagdi said the committee therefore preliminarily found that the appointment letter was fabricated and falsely attributed to the Presidency, describing such conduct, if established through the applicable criminal process, as a grave assault on the integrity of the Office of the President.
The panel further found that the PFIPC was never established by any valid Act of the National Assembly, executive order, or other lawful instrument. Beyond the fabricated appointment letter, the committee said it uncovered a purported executive order and an altered document falsely presented as an Act of Parliament, part of what investigators described as a broader scheme to lend false legitimacy to the non-existent agency. The panel’s preliminary findings also linked approximately 58 bank accounts and around 12 fake agencies or entities to Adeyemi, though the committee said it was still working to determine whether any funds tied to the council’s reported ₦27.4 billion take-off grant had actually been disbursed.
According to Gagdi, once concerns over the organisation emerged, Gbajabiamila took steps to alert relevant security and investigative agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Office of the National Security Adviser. The committee preliminarily commended the Chief of Staff for what it described as timely security and administrative interventions in response to the matter, while stressing that its findings remained preliminary and did not represent the final report or decision of the House.
The committee said it would proceed to conclude the outstanding aspects of its investigation before submitting a comprehensive final report to the House, which is expected to identify individual and institutional responsibilities and recommend possible legislative, administrative, disciplinary, civil, financial, or criminal action arising from the scandal. The probe adds to growing scrutiny of budgetary oversight processes within Nigeria’s federal appropriations system, following the PFIPC’s controversial inclusion in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which had allocated roughly ₦1.3 billion to the purported council.
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