Fake agency: Reps panel clears Gbajabiamila of wrongdoing

House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of involvement in the establishment or operations of the organisation.

The committee’s Chairman, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), disclosed this in the panel’s preliminary report released in Abuja on Wednesday.

Gagdi said the committee found no evidence linking Gbajabiamila to the establishment or operations of the purported organisation.

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According to him, the findings showed that Gbajabiamila neither authorised nor approved the establishment or operation of the PFIPC, contrary to allegations made by the organisation’s purported Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi.

The chairman said evidence presented before the committee showed that a letter purportedly appointing Adeyemi as Director-General was fabricated and falsely attributed to Gbajabiamila.

He said Gbajabiamila neither issued nor signed the letter, while the letterhead and reference number used were inconsistent with official State House correspondence.

Gagdi said documentary evidence further showed that Gbajabiamila took steps to expose and investigate the purported organisation after receiving a formal alert.

“The Chief of Staff acted within one day of receiving an alert from the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission over suspected fraudulent activities,” he said.

He added that Gbajabiamila subsequently communicated with relevant security and investigative agencies over the matter.

The agencies, according to him, included the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Office of the National Security Adviser.

Gagdi said the committee preliminarily commended Gbajabiamila for what it described as timely security and administrative interventions.

He, however, stressed that the findings remained preliminary and did not constitute the final report or decision of the House.

The committee also found that the PFIPC was not established by any valid Act of the National Assembly, executive order or other lawful instrument.

Gagdi said the panel uncovered alleged fabrication of presidential correspondence, a purported executive order and an altered document presented as an Act of Parliament.

He identified Adeyemi as the principal person associated with the purported organisation and recommended further investigation into alleged financial transactions involving it.

Adeyemi had alleged that Gbajabiamila was behind the establishment of the organisation and collected N400 million as bribe.

He also alleged that the Chief of Staff demanded an additional N200 million bribe.

According to Gagdi, the purported agency was captured in the 2026 budget and allocated office space at the Federal Secretariat Complex.

He said it also operated accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria and obtained an official vehicle bearing a government number plate.

The chairman, however, said the purported organisation secured government facilities and other privileges through allegedly forged documents and fraudulent means.