The Nigerian government has called Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi an impostor, despite documents showing the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) exists. They insist the agency is not real.
Nigerians are questioning how the agency appeared on pages 50 and 51 of the 2026 appropriation budget and how it has secured space within the federal secretariat if it is non-existent.
Official documents show that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) approved the redeployment of certain staff members from federal ministries to the PFIPC last year, but the government continues to deny the agency’s existence.
Recall that in a circular dated August 28, 2025, Dauda Abdulhamid, the Director of Administration at the OAGF, indicated that several treasury officers from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments were assigned to the agency.
Those officers were instructed to submit their assumption-of-duty certificates to the Office of the Accountant General by Thursday, September 11, 2025.
Abdulhamid wrote, “I am further directed to reiterate that all officers are to note that failure to comply with this posting instruction shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Rules PSR 020602 (iv).”
Among those affected, Omeh Amarachukwu Henry, a principal auditor at Grade Level 12, was posted from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to the audit unit of the Office of the Director-General of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) and then to the PFIPC.
Similarly, Wakili Saidu Lampo, a senior auditor at Grade Level 10, and Ojo Akinpelu Victor, an accounts officer at Grade Level 13, were also redeployed from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to the PFIPC account unit.
This situation has sparked outrage among Nigerians, who are questioning the credibility of the Tinubu-led government’s denials.
Femi Gbajabiamila, the President’s Chief of Staff, has also denied the agency’s existence, asserting that Mr. Adeyemi was never appointed to such a position.
In response, Mr. Adeyemi held a press conference where he alleged that Mr. Gbajabiamila had collected ₦400 million through a proxy and demanded an additional ₦200 million from him.
