A stunning revelation emerged on Tuesday at the ongoing investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council(PFIP) by the House of Representatives when the Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins, told lawmakers that he allegedly paid N400 million to the purported Director-General of the agency, Adeniyi Adeyemi, for a promised contract.
According to him, the purported contract was to renovate and furnish what he was presented with as the official residence of the agency’s chief executive.
Collins stated this when he appeared before the House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment and activities of the PFIPC, chaired by Hon. Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau).
The businessman said his familiarity with Adeyemi, whom he described as a fellow indigene of Ogbomoso, coupled with the trappings of government authority surrounding him, led him to believe that the purported council was a legitimate Federal Government institution.
Collins, who introduced himself as the Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, said his company was established in October 2017 and operates in the agribusiness sector, sourcing agricultural produce from farmers for export.
A graduate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Collins told the committee that he first met Adeyemi in Ogbomoso in December 2024 during a programme in their hometown.
According to him, Adeyemi subsequently invited him to Abuja around January or February 2025 to discuss a business opportunity.
Collins said that on his arrival at the Abuja airport, an official vehicle was sent to pick him up and convey him to Adeyemi’s office at the Federal Secretariat.
“When I arrived at the airport, he sent an official car to pick me up and take me to his office at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.
“When I got to his office, I met him there. He’s a well-known man in Ogbomoso. I met a lot of people, very big dignitaries in his office, and I met a group of security officers guarding the office,” he said.
The Managing Director told lawmakers that Adeyemi presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).
Collins said the visit was his first time in Abuja and that the presence of security personnel, government vehicles, and what appeared to be a functioning government office gave him no reason to doubt Adeyemi’s claims.
“I saw police officers with him. That was my first time coming to Abuja because I’m not very familiar with it. He sent his official car to pick me up from the airport. I had a Federal Government registration number attached to the Lexus SUV,” he said.
According to him, Adeyemi subsequently informed him that he intended to renovate and furnish the official residence that was purportedly allocated to him as Director-General, and offered his company the contract.
Collins said Adeyemi personally took him to inspect the property the following day, accompanied by staff and security personnel.
“He told me he wanted to carry out refurbishment and renovation of the office assigned to him as the DG of that agency, and asked whether I could handle the contract.
“He took me to the House to show me the property because I slept in Abuja. We went there the following day with his staff. We went with more than four, five or six vehicles with security. They opened the House and took us round, showing me what they wanted to do,” Collins said.
Although he could not recall the exact location of the property because of his unfamiliarity with Abuja, Collins told lawmakers that he still had photographs of the House.
After returning to Ogbomoso, he said discussions continued until around April 2025, when Adeyemi invited him back to Abuja and allegedly presented him with a contract award letter, scope of work and an agreement between the purported agency and Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited for the refurbishment project.
Collins said Adeyemi informed him that he would have to pay N400 million to demonstrate his company’s financial capacity and facilitate the mobilisation of the contract.
“He gave me the contract award letter, the scope of work and the agreement with my company to execute the refurbishment project.
