Fresh details have emerged in the alleged fraud involving Adeniyi Adeyemi, the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, an organisation the Presidency has disowned and described as non-existent
Documents reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES not TNL showed that at least 12 government agencies and offices allegedly processed documents, received correspondence or had dealings connected to the purported council before the Federal Government publicly distanced itself from the body.
The agencies and offices named in connection with the matter include the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF; the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President; the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Nigeria Police Force; the Budget Office of the Federation; the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF; the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN; the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA; the Nigeria Internet Registration Association, NiRA; and the State Security Service, SSS.
The report raised concerns over how the purported agency allegedly gained access to official government processes, including correspondence on office accommodation, approval of a budget code, requests relating to CBN accounts, deployment of civil servants and approval of a government website domain.
According to the report, some government offices became aware of the alleged fraud in late 2025, after concerns were raised over the status of Adeyemi and the purported PFIPC.
Although internal letters were reportedly exchanged to distance the Presidency from Adeyemi and the organisation, no public disclaimer was issued until June 2026, leaving questions over why the public was not warned earlier.
The Presidency has since disowned Adeyemi and the purported council, insisting that the PFIPC was never created by the Federal Government and that no appointment was made in that regard.
Documents reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES further showed that the Budget Office allegedly approved a budget code for the purported agency, while the OSGF reportedly processed requests linked to office accommodation and official engagements.
The report also claimed that the OAGF processed requests relating to self-accounting status and CBN accounts, and later deployed civil servants to the purported council.
However, the OAGF has denied that any operational CBN account was opened for PFIPC or that any public funds, salaries or releases were made to the organisation.
The Accountant-General’s office said although account-opening processes may have been initiated based on documents presented at the time, no account became operational and no government money was released to the purported agency.
The report also alleged that NITDA approved a .gov.ng domain for the PFIPC, while NiRA, which manages Nigeria’s internet domain registry, was linked to the registration process.
Police records cited in the report further suggested that investigators had concluded aspects of their investigation in November 2025, but some officials whose names appeared on documents connected to the alleged scheme had not been questioned.
The report also stated that investigators had yet to obtain the statement of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, or compare his official signature with the signature on the disputed appointment letter allegedly used by Adeyemi.
The latest revelations have raised wider questions about verification procedures within government institutions and how a purported agency, later disowned by the Presidency, allegedly obtained recognition across official channels.
However, PREMIUM TIMES noted that it could not independently authenticate all the documents linked to the matter, making it necessary to treat the claims as allegations pending the conclusion of investigations.
Adeyemi is currently facing allegations connected to false representation and the use of disputed documents linked to the purported council.
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