Video of 'fake' agency DG confronting Gbajabiamila resurfaces

A video has resurfaced showing Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, at the center of an alleged ₦1.3 billion "ghost agency" scandal, defending his claim to lead the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. The controversy intensifies as the Presidency maintains the agency is non-existent.

During a press conference in late June 2026, Adeyemi challenged the Presidency and the Office of the Chief of Staff, questioning how an agency described as non-existent could be included in official budget documents. He argued that the national budget undergoes multiple layers of review, making the inclusion of a fictitious agency's references highly questionable.

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the national budget does not emerge in isolation. It passes through multiple layers of technical drafting, executive coordination, ministerial inputs, Budget Office review, and finally legislative scrutiny by both chambers of the National Assembly.

"The question becomes unavoidable: At what point in this process did references to a non-existent agency allegedly enter the official record?" Adeyemi asked. He further claimed the alleged agency maintained multiple accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, questioning the possibility of opening such accounts with fictitious documents.

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The question becomes unavoidable: At what point in this process did references to a non-existent agency allegedly enter the official record? And if they are indeed present in official documentation, what does that imply about the integrity of the process that produced and approved those documents?

The Presidency, however, has consistently denied Adeyemi's allegations. The Office of the Chief of Staff asserts that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council lacks legal backing and was never established by the Federal Government. Authorities allege that Adeyemi forged official documents, including appointment letters with forged signatures of senior government officials, to legitimize his position.

Reports indicate that Adeyemi operated from an office within the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, presenting himself as a senior government official to diplomats, foreign investors, and the public. The Presidency also refutes claims of any financial demands made by the Chief of Staff to the President from the alleged agency.

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The same acclaimed non-existent agency has a domiciliary account, a pounds sterling account and a Treasury Single Account, all domiciled in the Central Bank of Nigeria. Is it even possible to open an account with fictitious documents in a commercial bank in Nigeria today, let alone the Central Bank of Nigeria?