The controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (/PFIPC), has taken a new turn, with a House of Representatives committee clearing Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of involvement.
The Ad Hoc Committee investigating the matter says it found no evidence that Gbajabiamila authorised, established or participated in the activities of the organisation.
According to the committee, “the Chief of Staff neither issued nor signed” a purported appointment letter for the organisation’s Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi.
It also said, “the documentary evidence presently before the Committee does not establish that the Chief of Staff authorised, approved, established or participated in the activities of the purported organisation”.
Instead, the lawmakers said evidence showed Gbajabiamila moved to alert security and investigative agencies after concerns were raised about the organisation.
The committee also uncovered allegedly forged documents, including a fake presidential Executive Order and a purported National Assembly Act used to give the organisation legal backing.
It further identified about 39 people allegedly presented as employees, 58 bank accounts linked to Adeyemi and an alleged N400 million transaction under investigation.
The committee stressed that its findings are preliminary and has recommended further investigations and prosecution where sufficient evidence is established.
