Reps Panel Declares PFIPC DG’s Appointment Letter ‘Fake,’ Sparks Fresh Controversy

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has declared the appointment letter presented by the council’s self-proclaimed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, to be forged.

The committee’s chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, made the disclosure on Wednesday during the continuation of the panel’s investigative hearing in Abuja.

According to Gagdi, investigations conducted by several government agencies revealed that both Adeyemi’s purported appointment letter and the Act allegedly establishing the PFIPC were not authentic.

“It was established that the so-called letter of appointment was fake, confirmed by different agencies, and the Act presented to the Head of Service was equally fake, forged by the DG; it was established,” Gagdi said.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, appeared before the committee for the second time in compliance with its summons.

Gagdi said Walson-Jack also confirmed before the panel that the documents submitted by Adeyemi were not genuine.

Her appearance followed an earlier invitation by the committee to provide final submissions on the circumstances surrounding the recognition and operations of the purported council.

Also present at the hearing were Deputy Commissioner of Police Olufemi Akinola and Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi, who represented the Inspector-General of Police.

Meanwhile, Adeyemi failed to appear before the committee despite an earlier directive ordering that he be produced for questioning.

The committee had, on Monday, described the creation and operation of the alleged council as a serious violation and directed the Inspector-General of Police to produce Adeyemi within 48 hours.

Lawmakers said his appearance is necessary to explain how the council allegedly obtained official recognition and processed government correspondence despite concerns over its legal status.