PFIPC: Police to Arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi as Pressure Mounts on Senate, ICPC
The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign the self-proclaimed Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, and two other defendants before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of forgery, impersonation and related offences.
The defendants are facing an eight-count charge filed by police prosecutors in November 2025. The case, which was previously scheduled for June 16, was adjourned after Adeyemi was reportedly unable to appear before the court due to ill health.
Court documents indicate that the prosecution intends to present several witnesses, including officials from the Presidency, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the police and individuals allegedly connected to the operations of the disputed council.
Among the materials expected to be tendered are a police investigation report, an alleged fake presidential appointment letter, requests submitted to government ministries and documents relating to the purported establishment and operations of PFIPC.
The prosecution is also expected to present documents connected to alleged requests for bank accounts, self-accounting status, office accommodation and collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The planned arraignment comes amid growing pressure on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a comprehensive and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disputed council.
Executive Director of Journalists for Democratic Rights, Wale Adeoye, urged the anti-corruption agency to resist political pressure and investigate all allegations strictly on the basis of available evidence.
Adeoye said the investigation should go beyond individuals and establish how the purported council emerged, whether public institutions facilitated its operations and if government funds or approvals were improperly obtained.
He also called on the ICPC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the media to intensify scrutiny of federal budgets and public institutions to prevent questionable allocations and unauthorised agencies from escaping detection.
Meanwhile, Senator representing Kano South, Kawu Sumaila, has maintained that the National Assembly must explain how the disputed agency allegedly appeared in the national budget.
Sumaila said his concern was not whether the President had the power to establish an agency, but how the agency reportedly secured a budgetary allocation without adequate scrutiny and defence before the relevant committees.
The senator, whose motion seeking a comprehensive investigation into PFIPC was rejected by the Senate, said he was prepared to face any consequences for demanding accountability.
Presidential aide Tunde Rahman also proposed reforms to prevent a recurrence of the controversy. His recommendations included the introduction of a budget integrity law, a public portal for verifying federal appointments and stronger controls over government-linked bank accounts.
Rahman argued that no allocation should be included in the national budget without a sponsoring ministry, department or agency, a valid legal instrument and evidence of legislative scrutiny.
The PFIPC controversy has continued to generate debate over budget transparency, institutional oversight and the need to strengthen safeguards against alleged forgery, impersonation and misuse of public resources.
