The man who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has pledged to cooperate fully with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over the investigation into the controversial agency.
Adeyemi made the commitment during an interview on Instagram, stating that he was prepared to provide security agencies with documents in his possession to support ongoing investigations.
“I am willing and ready to help security agencies or any panel set up by Mr. President to unravel the truth. Any moment from now, I will go to the DSS or the police to submit all the documents I have to assist in the investigation,” he said.
He maintained that the documents should be thoroughly verified by investigators to establish the facts surrounding the agency.
“They should authenticate them. They should verify them. They should unravel the truth,” Adeyemi added.
His remarks came shortly after President Bola Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate the activities of the purported council and submit a comprehensive report within 30 days.
Adeyemi also questioned how the agency, which the Presidency has described as non-existent, was included in the 2026 national budget.
“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,” he said.
According to him, he was in detention for 23 days while the budget was being prepared and neither participated in the process nor appeared before lawmakers to defend any budget proposal.
“I did not prepare or defend any budget, and nobody defended it on my behalf. That is why I am confused about how the agency found its way into the national budget,” he stated.
Reacting to allegations involving the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Adeyemi declined to make further accusations, insisting that an independent investigation should determine the truth.
“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 so we will know those involved,” he said.
Adeyemi further alleged that he survived an attack by gunmen near Zuma Rock in September 2025 and insisted that his involvement with the council was motivated by a desire to attract foreign investment into Nigeria.
“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.
The Presidency has maintained that the Federal Government never established the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and has directed the ICPC to investigate the alleged use of forged appointment letters and other government documents linked to the matter.
The investigation will also examine allegations that the documents were used to seek official recognition, facilitate diplomatic engagements, and open bank accounts in the names of purported government agencies.
The controversy has generated widespread public attention after reports that the council allegedly operated from the Federal Secretariat, appeared in the 2026 Appropriation Act with a budgetary allocation, and conducted official activities despite the Presidency’s insistence that no such agency exists.
