ABUJA, Nigeria — The House of Representatives Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi, within 48 hours as lawmakers intensify their probe into the alleged activities of the agency.
The directive was issued on Monday during the committee’s resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly in Abuja, where members examined allegations surrounding the existence, funding and operations of the PFIPC.
Representing the IGP, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bashir Abdullahi appeared before the committee and was instructed to ensure Adeniyi appears before the panel by noon on Wednesday to assist lawmakers with the ongoing investigation.
Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeniyi’s appearance had become necessary due to the gravity of the allegations and the number of public institutions implicated in the matter.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity is involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved,” Gagdi said.
He stressed that Adeniyi’s appearance was no longer optional, noting that lawmakers required him to authenticate certain documents and provide clarifications that would aid the committee in completing its assignment.
The House is investigating allegations that the PFIPC, which lawmakers insist was never legally established, secured office accommodation at the Phase III Federal Secretariat in Abuja and obtained a ₦1.32 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
The committee subsequently directed its clerk to formally communicate its resolution to the Inspector-General of Police.
Earlier, ACP Abdullahi informed lawmakers that the Nigeria Police Force had already filed an eight-count criminal charge against Adeniyi before the Federal High Court following investigations initiated last year.
He disclosed that although the suspect had been arrested and arraigned, the police could not reveal details that might prejudice the ongoing court proceedings.
According to the police, investigations began after petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President alleged that Adeniyi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).
Police investigators further alleged that Adeniyi used the purported office to obtain accommodation within the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 personnel, attempted to secure a $1.3 billion allocation for the non-existent agency in the 2026 national budget, and planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the council’s name.
During the hearing, lawmakers also compared signatures on documents allegedly issued from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with authentic official correspondence obtained during the investigation.
When asked whether the signatures matched, ACP Abdullahi replied that “they are not the same,” reinforcing suspicions that official State House documents may have been forged.
Gagdi disclosed that 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.
He noted that representatives of many of the affected agencies had already appeared before the committee and disowned the documents attributed to their respective offices.
The committee chairman emphasised that the House was conducting an independent legislative investigation without interfering with the ongoing police prosecution and would forward its findings and recommendations to the appropriate authorities upon conclusion of its probe.
