I’ll cooperate with ICPC probe of PFIPC scandal – Embattled ‘DG’

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has pledged full cooperation with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as it probes the controversial agency. The Presidency insists the PFIPC is fictitious, yet President Bola Tinubu has ordered a 30-day investigation into its activities and related matters.

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I am willing and ready to help security agencies or any panel set up by Mr President to unravel the truth.

Adeyemi stated his readiness to assist security agencies and any presidential panel, offering to submit all documents in his possession. He voiced confusion over how an agency declared non-existent by the Presidency managed to be included in the national budget. Adeyemi claimed he was detained for 23 days during the budget preparation period and did not prepare or defend any budget for the council, nor did anyone do so on his behalf.

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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.

When questioned about allegations concerning the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Adeyemi declined to make further accusations. Instead, he reiterated his request for an independent investigative panel to uncover the truth and identify those involved. He also mentioned a claimed attack by gunmen near Zuma Rock in September 2025 and asserted his involvement with the council was driven by a desire to attract foreign investment to Nigeria.

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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.

The controversy deepens as the Presidency maintains the agency's non-existence, while Adeyemi questions its budgetary presence and offers to provide evidence. The ICPC's investigation is expected to clarify the circumstances surrounding the PFIPC and its purported inclusion in national financial planning.

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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.