The Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), a purported government agency that operated from the Federal Secretariat in Abuja for months in 2025, has been disowned by the Nigerian government, which alleges its director-general, Adeniyi Adeyemi, forged his appointment letter and other documents. Three senior civil servants deployed to the agency from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) have revealed that they were given no work and spent weeks idle, according to court documents reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES.
Background of the Case
The Nigerian government has filed an eight-count charge of forgery and impersonation against Mr Adeyemi at the Federal High Court. He faces a maximum of 21 years' imprisonment without the option of a fine on each of seven charges, and up to three years or a fine on one additional charge. The police investigation report alleges that Mr Adeyemi forged several letters of approval and letter-headed paper, including one used to request the deployment of accountants and auditors from the OAGF. Mr Adeyemi has denied the allegations and promised to prove his innocence in court, accusing Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, of falsehood and corruption. Mr Gbajabiamila was the first official to publicly disown Mr Adeyemi and the PFIPC.
Deployment of Civil Servants
In a letter dated 4 April 2025, Mr Adeyemi, using PFIPC letter-headed paper, requested the Accountant General of the Federation to fill five vacancies: Principal Accountant, Accountant I, Principal Auditor, Senior Auditor, and Auditor I. He also requested the deployment of Ogaba Harry and Esther Orji from the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President. On 28 August 2025, the OAGF deployed three civil servants to the PFIPC: Ojo Victor, 55, an Assistant Chief Accountant; Omeh Amarachukwu, 40, an internal auditor; and Wakili Saidu, 45, also in the audit department.
Testimonies of the Deployed Staff
In their separate statements, written at the police headquarters on 10 November 2025, the three civil servants described their experiences. They said they printed their posting letters and presented them to Mr Adeyemi on 1 September 2025, who asked them to resume a week later, on 8 September 2025. Upon resumption, they were given an open office but never assigned any tasks or provided with documentation.
Mr Victor stated: "We are three officers posted at the same time, and when we resumed on 8 September, the three of us were given an open office that the three of us were sitting down without doing anything." He added: "I have not been documented, and no schedule has been given to me since my assumption, which I find very strange."
Mr Saidu wrote: "Since then, there has been no correspondence between me and the DG." He said he reports to work only three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays — because there was nothing to do.
Mr Amarachukwu said the officials made complaints hoping for another posting, but it never came. "I only go to work once in a week, the reason being that we have nothing doing since we were posted there," he said.
All three said they had never heard of the PFIPC before their posting. "I have never heard of that agency until I saw my name posted to the agency," said Mr Saidu. Mr Victor echoed: "I have not heard about the organisation before until my posting introduction came out on 28 August 2025."
Impact and Legal Proceedings
The revelations raise questions about how the PFIPC operated undetected for months. Court documents show the agency occupied the 2nd Floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, in Abuja. The three civil servants have been listed as witnesses in the case against Mr Adeyemi. The police investigation also alleges that Mr Adeyemi forged letters of approval and used fake letter-headed paper. The government's charge sheet includes eight counts, with Mr Adeyemi facing up to 21 years in prison on seven of them. The case is pending before the Federal High Court.
