The Senate has said it has no petition before it on the controversy surrounding the alleged existence of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and its purported Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, stated this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists.
He said the upper chamber had no basis to intervene, since no petition had been submitted by any party involved or by any concerned citizen.
Adaramodu acknowledged reports that the agency had a budget line in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
He, however, said the controversy should be resolved by the executive arm of government, where the matter originated.
“The allegations and counter-allegations over the agency and its purported Director-General are issues within the executive arm, which should resolve them, particularly between the Office of the Chief of Staff and the individual involved,” he said.
The senator also noted that the matter was already before the court, stressing that the Senate would not comment on or interfere in litigation.
He maintained that the National Assembly neither created nor inserted the agency’s budget line into the appropriation process.
Adaramodu added that it was not the duty of the legislature to verify appointments of heads of ministries, departments and agencies who do not require Senate confirmation.
“If the individual in question were a presidential appointee requiring Senate screening and confirmation, the matter might have had some connection with us,” he said.
According to him, the Senate would only consider the issue if a formal petition is submitted by any of the parties or any concerned Nigerian.
“If a petition is brought before the Senate on the existence or otherwise of the agency or its Director-General, it will be considered in line with legislative procedures,” Adaramodu added.
