Fresh details have emerged in the alleged fraud involving the disowned Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, with attention now shifting to 12 government agencies and offices that processed documents or had dealings with the fake organisation.
The controversy has raised concerns about how a body that the Federal Government insists was never created managed to gain access to official government systems, secure office space, obtain bank accounts, receive a budget code, get civil servants posted to it and even operate an official government website.
The agencies and offices linked to the matter include the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Budget Office of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and the State Security Service (SSS).
Documents reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES showed that the OSGF, the Office of the Chief of Staff, ONSA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigeria Police Force became aware of the alleged fraud in late 2025.
Although internal letters were exchanged to distance the Presidency from Adeyemi and the PFIPC, no public warning was issued until June 2026, allowing the alleged scheme to continue for several months.
The report also revealed that the Budget Office approved a budget code for the agency, while the OSGF processed requests for office accommodation and official engagements.
The OAGF approved self-accounting status, requested the opening of CBN accounts and later deployed civil servants to the agency.
The Central Bank of Nigeria opened domiciliary accounts for the PFIPC after receiving requests from the OAGF, while the EFCC received a request relating to office accommodation.
NITDA approved the agency’s .gov.ng website domain, with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association responsible for managing such government domains.
Police records further showed that although investigators concluded their investigation in November 2025, several officials who approved or signed letters linked to the PFIPC had not been questioned.
The report also stated that investigators had yet to obtain the statement of Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila or compare his official signature with the one on the disputed appointment letter allegedly used by Adeyemi.
The investigation has now sparked wider questions about the verification procedures within government institutions and whether officials carried out proper checks before approving requests from an organisation that authorities later declared non-existent.
