JUST IN: Reps panel uncovers 29 ‘forged documents’ by ‘fake’ PFIPC DG, Adeyemi

…issues 48-hour ultimatum to IGP to provide Prince Adeniyi on Wednesday

The House of Representatives on Monday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PFIPC/PEAC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew, before the House on Wednesday by noon.

The Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the inclusion of the phantom council in the 2026 Appropriation Act, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, issued the directive during a resumed investigative hearing in Abuja.

He also urged the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Shamsudeen Ogunjimi, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and others to approve the release of 12 personnel named in the security report transmitted to the Ad hoc Committee.

Gagdi explained that the committee’s resolution was informed by the need to protect the integrity of individuals and institutions mentioned in the investigation, as well as verify documents alleged to have been altered.

“It is the wish of this committee that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in view of the fact that individuals’ names have featured differently in this investigation, and agencies have been mentioned while documents have been said to have been mutilated, should kindly present Adeyemi before this committee on Wednesday by 12 noon,” he said.

According to him, Prince Adeyemi’s appearance is critical to clarifying issues before the committee submits its findings and recommendations.

The Plateau lawmaker also assured that the committee would not interfere with ongoing investigations being conducted by security agencies, adding that the legislative probe was intended to complement efforts to establish the facts surrounding the PFIPC.

The lawmakers asked the AGF to produce the two personnel who conducted the assessment for the phantom council to ensure a fair hearing and obtain useful information that could aid the ongoing investigation initiated by the House.

Gagdi also disclosed that the Ad hoc Committee had obtained the statement of accounts opened for the phantom council by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following authorisation granted by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

Speaking further, Gagdi, who presided over the session, disclosed that the Ad hoc Committee was in possession of 29 fake documents allegedly used by Prince Adeyemi, who, according to the AGF, hijacked a letter of authentication written to the Presidency.