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President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate a fictitious body operating as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), and has given the anti-graft agency 30 days to unravel the alleged fraud and submit a comprehensive report.

The directive was conveyed yesterday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said the PFIPC was never established by the Federal Government and has no legal, constitutional or executive basis.

According to Onanuga, the investigation followed the discovery that one Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew allegedly masqueraded as the Director-General of the non-existent council and falsely claimed to be a presidential appointee.

The presidential spokesman said Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate the alleged use of forged appointment letters and other official government documents, as well as claims that the fake presidential appointment was used to seek official recognition, diplomatic support, including visa facilitation, and open multiple bank accounts in the names of purported government agencies.

Beyond the principal suspect, the President instructed the commission to identify and investigate all collaborators and determine how the fictitious organisation acquired the appearance of official legitimacy.

The probe, Onanuga said, will examine the origin and use of forged official documents, the processes through which official recognition or diplomatic support may have been sought or obtained, the opening and operation of related bank accounts, the source and movement of funds, and the role of any public official, financial institution, intermediary or private individual that may have facilitated or participated in the alleged scheme.

Tinubu also directed the commission to identify institutional and procedural loopholes that may have been exploited and recommend immediate reforms to prevent a recurrence.

To ensure a speedy investigation, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been instructed to provide the ICPC, upon lawful request, with all relevant records, documents and any other assistance required to conclude the probe within the stipulated period.

Reaffirming his administration’s commitment to safeguarding the integrity of public institutions, the President stressed that the Presidency and institutions of the Federal Government must be protected against impersonation, forgery, abuse of official identity, and the exploitation of weaknesses in the public service.

He further directed that anyone found culpable at the conclusion of the investigation should be prosecuted in accordance with the law.

Senate distances self from PFIPC controversy, says no petition before it
THIS came as the Senate distanced itself from the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, saying it has received no petition on the matter to warrant legislative intervention.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, stated this yesterday while responding to journalists’ questions after plenary.

The controversy, which has dominated public discourse in recent weeks, involves the self-acclaimed Director-General of the PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, and the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila.

While the Presidency has maintained that the PFIPC is not a recognised government agency, Adeyemi has insisted that the council is legitimate, alleging that Gbajabiamila collected N400 million from him to facilitate his appointment and later demanded 48 per cent of the N1.3 billion allegedly appropriated for the agency in the 2026 budget.

Adaramodu said the allegations and counter-allegations were matters within the executive arm of government and should be resolved there.

He also dismissed suggestions that the National Assembly created or inserted the budgetary provision being referenced.

“It is also not the responsibility of the Senate or the House of Representatives to conduct security or background checks on those appointed to head Ministries, Departments and Agencies,” he said.

According to him, if the alleged Director-General had been a presidential nominee requiring Senate confirmation, the upper chamber might have had a basis to be directly involved.

Adaramodu added that the matter had already become the subject of litigation, making it inappropriate for the Senate to comment further in line with parliamentary practice.

He, however, said, “If any of the feuding parties or any concerned Nigerian forwards a petition to the Senate on the existence or non-existence of the agency or its Director-General, the matter will be considered through the appropriate legislative process.”






https://guardian.ng/news/pfipc-tinubu-orders-icpc-probe-as-senate-distances-self-from-controversy/

Medicine after death. Damage control in full swing.

President Tinubu background is playing a big role in all this mess.

For the gullible enjoy this soap opera prince Adeyemi Adeniyi the scapegoat.

Yes this is the right 👍 way to go.

Senate has finally reconvene and so let the probe begin

Ironfaceman:
Medicine after death. Damage control in full swing.

President Tinubu background is playing a big role in all this mess.

For the gullible enjoy this soap opera prince Adeyemi Adeniyi the scapegoat.

Too much alcohol in your speech 💬

Always directing and never follow through with the results

What is the outcome of the probe of the withdrawal of troops from the school where children were kidnapped?…immediately I heard the word probe in Nigerian context I just walk away