The self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has said he is ready to cooperate with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over investigations into the controversial agency, insisting he will submit documents in his possession to security agencies.
Adeyemi disclosed this on Tuesday during an Instagram interview with social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, hours after President Bola Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate the activities of the purported agency and submit a comprehensive report within 30 days.
He said he was prepared to assist any security agency or investigative panel established by the President to uncover the truth behind the controversy.
“I am willing and ready to help security agencies or any panel set up by Mr President to unravel the truth.
“In fact, any moment from now, I will go to the DSS or the police to submit all the documents I have to help them investigate and look into this matter,” Adeyemi said.
According to him, the documents in his possession should be subjected to proper verification to determine their authenticity.
“They should authenticate them. They should verify them. They should unravel the truth,” he added.
Adeyemi also questioned the Presidency’s position that the PFIPC never existed, asking how the council was captured in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
He maintained that he could not have influenced the budget process because he was in detention while the budget was being prepared.
“When the Presidency, through the Chief of Staff, said the agency does not exist, I wondered how an agency that found its way into the national budget could suddenly be described as fake.
“I was in detention for 23 days during the period the budget was being prepared. I did not prepare or defend any budget, and nobody went to defend it on my behalf. That is why I am confused about how the agency found its way into the national budget,” he said.
On his earlier allegations involving the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Adeyemi declined to make fresh accusations, saying only an independent investigation could establish the facts.
“I wouldn’t say he’s lying, and I wouldn’t say he’s telling the truth. That is why I requested that Mr President set up an investigative panel to unravel the truth, so we will know those involved,” he stated.
Adeyemi further alleged that he survived an attack by gunmen near Zuma Rock in September 2025 and insisted his involvement with the council was motivated by a desire to attract foreign investment into Nigeria.
“I don’t really have a negative plan. It’s all about passion for the country. That agency is to bring foreign investors to Nigeria and make Nigeria a preferred destination for investment,” he said.
President Tinubu had earlier directed the ICPC to investigate the activities of the alleged council, including forged appointment letters and other government documents allegedly used by Adeyemi to seek official recognition, diplomatic support, visa facilitation and open multiple bank accounts in the names of government agencies.
The directive followed sustained public scrutiny over claims that the PFIPC operated from the Federal Secretariat, maintained accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria and received a N1.3b allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite the Presidency’s insistence that no such agency was ever created.
(The Whistler)
