Shock Twist In PFIPC Saga: Presidency Says DG Forged Gbajabiamila’s Signature

The Presidency has distanced the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, from the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying a police forensic examination concluded that the signature on the disputed appointment letter attributed to him was forged.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH, stating that investigators had completed forensic analysis before filing charges against the suspect.

According to Onanuga, police investigations established that the signature purportedly belonging to the Chief of Staff was not authentic and that the documents allegedly presented by the suspect were fake.

He said the matter has already been filed before the Federal High Court.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force has released the father of Adeniyi Adeyemi after questioning him over the whereabouts of his son.

A neighbour of the family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the elderly man was interrogated for several hours before being allowed to return home.

The source alleged that investigators questioned him about Adeyemi’s location and also obtained a list of contacts stored on his mobile phone before releasing him.

Police officers had reportedly visited the family’s residence on Monday after they were unable to locate Adeyemi.

Reacting to the development, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, who represents Adeyemi, condemned the questioning of his client’s father, describing it as unlawful.

Falana argued that law enforcement agencies should not harass or intimidate relatives of criminal suspects, maintaining that Adeyemi had not gone into hiding.

He noted that his client had appeared in court on four previous occasions and would also be present when the case resumes on July 27.

Also weighing in on the controversy, the Senate of Nigeria said it could not intervene in the matter because no formal petition had been submitted to the National Assembly and the case is already before the court.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, acknowledged that the agency in question received a budgetary allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act but said the legislature had no legal basis to commence an investigation without an official petition.

According to Adaramodu, the dispute over the alleged agency and its purported Director-General falls within the responsibilities of the executive arm of government, particularly the Office of the Chief of Staff.

He also stated that the National Assembly neither created nor inserted the budget line being referenced and that lawmakers are not responsible for conducting security or background checks on individuals appointed to head Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

He added that the Senate would consider the issue through its legislative processes if a formal petition is eventually submitted.

Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, is currently standing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and impersonation.

The Federal Government has listed Gbajabiamila and 10 other individuals as prosecution witnesses in the case.

The controversy intensified after reports emerged that the council received a ₦1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act, despite the Presidency’s position that the PFIPC is not a recognised government agency.