PFIPC Scandal: Investigators Have Identified 29 Alleged Forged Documents, Says Reps Panel Chair

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The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered 29 documents suspected to have been forged in what lawmakers described as an elaborate scheme to confer legitimacy on the non-existent agency.

The committee also gave the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, a 48-hour ultimatum to produce the self-acclaimed director-general of the council, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before lawmakers to answer questions over the alleged fraud.

Chairman of the committee, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), disclosed the development on Monday during the panel’s resumed investigative hearing, saying the scale of the alleged forgery had become far more extensive than initially thought.

“So, it is not only a letter that was suspected to be forged? We are dealing with documents that include what is said to be a forged Act of the National Assembly in an attempt to establish a fake agency,” Gagdi said.

He added that investigators had identified about 29 allegedly forged documents, including purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Finance and several other government institutions.

According to him, representatives of many of the affected institutions had already appeared before the committee and categorically disowned the documents attributed to their offices.

The committee subsequently directed its Clerk, Baba Kaigama, to formally notify the Inspector-General of Police to ensure Adeyemi appears before the panel by noon on Wednesday.

Explaining the decision, Gagdi said the committee could no longer proceed without hearing directly from the suspect.

“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.

“It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents for us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time,” he said.

He stressed that while the committee wanted answers, it had deliberately refrained from compelling the police to divulge information that could compromise ongoing criminal proceedings.

“We are avoiding a situation whereby they will be pushed to make statements that will undermine their ongoing investigation,” Gagdi said, adding that the House investigation would continue independently and could make recommendations for further action by relevant security agencies.

The directive followed testimony by the Nigeria Police Force confirming that petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President triggered criminal investigations into Adeyemi for allegedly impersonating the director-general of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

Representing the IGP, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi told lawmakers that the police had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court.

“The Nigerian Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing,” he said.

Abdullahi disclosed that the suspect had been arrested and arraigned, but cautioned against disclosures that could prejudice ongoing investigations and judicial proceedings.

“Wedon’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision,” he stated.

The police further confirmed receiving a petition dated October 17, 2025, from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the director-general of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

According to the police, the petition alleged that Adeyemi used the purported office to obtain accommodation within the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 personnel, attempted to secure a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act and planned to organise a World Investment Summit through the non-existent agency.