Olushola Omogbehin
The House of Representatives Committee investigating the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to bring Adeyemi Adeniyi, the said Director-General of the organisation, before lawmakers within two days.
The committee disclosed this on Monday after resumption at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja to intensified their probe into the agency’s activities.
The agency has been accused of reportedly securing office apartment at the Federal Secretariat Complex and received a ₦1.32 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite not being legally established.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi who represented the Inspector-General of Police before the committee was instructed to ensure Adeyemi appears before the panel by Wednesday afternoon.
Speaking on the matter, chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi’s presence on Wednesday is important because of the seriousness of the allegations.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity are involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved.
“It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents to us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time,” Gagdi said.
The committee thereafter directed its clerk to officially notify the Inspector-General of Police of its resolution.
“The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria do kindly present Mr Adeyemi on Wednesday by 12 noon. That is the ruling of the committee,” Gagdi declared.
Abdullahi had earlier informed lawmakers that the Nigeria Police Force had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court.
“The Nigerian Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight-count charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing.
“We don’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision,” Abdullahi stated.
The police also disclosed it has receivi petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
Comparing signatures on documents purportedly issued from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with authentic official correspondence obtained by investigators, the police witness said they are not the same.
While speaking on the findings, Gagdi said the discovery raised concerns that official government documents had been forged.
“So, it is not only a letter that was suspected to be forged? We are dealing with documents that include what is said to be a forged Act of the National Assembly in an attempt to establish a fake agency,” he said.
The committee said investigators had identified about 29 allegedly forged documents, including purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Ministry of Finance and several other government institutions.
The committee will continue its investigation on Wednesday when Adeyemi is scheduled to appear before lawmakers.
