The PFIPC investigation has taken a new turn. This happened after the House of Representatives ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the organisation’s self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, within 48 hours.
According to The Punch, the House committee issued the directive during its resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Monday. Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi, who represented the police chief, was told to bring Adeyemi before the panel by noon on Wednesday.
The committee is investigating the operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, which allegedly functioned as a federal agency despite having no legal backing. In addition, lawmakers are examining how the organisation secured office space at the Federal Secretariat Complex. They are also investigating how it received a N1.32bn allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
Committee insists on Adeyemi’s appearance
Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi’s appearance had become necessary. This is because the allegations involved several individuals and government institutions.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee,” Gagdi said. “People’s names are involved. People’s integrity are involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved.”
He explained that lawmakers needed Adeyemi to confirm documents already presented during the hearing. His testimony, Gagdi added, would help the committee complete its investigation and submit its report without affecting the criminal proceedings.
“It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents to us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation,” he said.
The committee subsequently directed its clerk to communicate the resolution formally to the Inspector-General of Police.
“The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria do kindly present Mr Adeyemi on Wednesday by 12 noon,” Gagdi declared.
Police confirm eight-count charge
Abdullahi told lawmakers that the police began investigating the controversy in 2025. He said they had filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi at the Federal High Court.
“The Nigeria Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight-count charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing,” he said.
The police representative urged the committee to exercise caution when requesting information connected to the investigation. He warned that releasing sensitive details could influence public opinion or affect the judicial process.
“We don’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision,” Abdullahi said.
Despite those concerns, the committee asked the police to confirm documents and petitions already in its possession.
Signatures on documents fail police check
During the hearing, the police confirmed receiving a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President on October 17, 2025. The petition raised allegations that Adeyemi had falsely presented himself as the head of two presidential bodies.
Investigators said he allegedly claimed to be the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
The petition also accused him of using the purported position to obtain office accommodation at the Federal Secretariat. Furthermore, it alleged that he sought approval to recruit about 300 workers.
Adeyemi allegedly attempted to secure a $1.3bn allocation in the 2026 budget. In addition, he planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the platform of the disputed council.
A major moment during the hearing came when lawmakers compared signatures on documents allegedly issued by the Office of the Chief of Staff. They compared these documents with authentic official correspondence obtained by investigators.
When the committee asked whether the signatures matched, the police representative replied, “They are not the same.”
Lawmakers said the discrepancy strengthened suspicions that documents attributed to the State House may have been forged.
Panel identifies 29 disputed documents
Gagdi said the controversy went beyond one allegedly forged letter. According to him, investigators had identified about 29 disputed documents linked to different government institutions.
The documents reportedly included purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. They also included material from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Others were attributed to the Ministry of Finance and several federal agencies. Gagdi said representatives of many of those institutions had appeared before the committee and denied issuing the documents.
“So, it is not only a letter that was suspected to be forged?” he asked. “We are dealing with documents that include what is said to be a forged Act of the National Assembly in an attempt to establish a fake agency.”
The chairman maintained that the committee would continue conducting its PFIPC investigation independently. He said this would be done while avoiding actions that could undermine the police case.
He said the panel’s final report could recommend further investigations, sanctions or other actions by relevant security and government agencies.
