The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered how some civil servants allegedly helped Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the now-disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), to obtain government approvals and gain access to official financial and administrative systems
The findings are contained in the ICPC interim investigation report on the PFIPC saga. The investigation was ordered by President Bola Tinubu after the presidency disowned the organisation and Mr Adeyemi.
The investigation shows that the purported agency’s ability to penetrate government structures went beyond the forged documents allegedly presented by Mr Adeyemi. It also depended on the actions of officials in several government institutions who processed its requests and facilitated approvals despite gaps in the required procedures.
According to the ICPC, Mr Adeyemi began seeking formal recognition within government structures in November 2024 when he approached the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) for an administrative code, self-accounting status and approval to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
He supported the applications with purported official documents, including an appointment letter, an establishment instrument, and a letter on State House letterhead allegedly signed by one Akanbi Adewale.
Investigators found that Akanbi Adewale did not exist. Forensic examination also showed that the letter attributed to him was signed by Mr Adeyemi.
Despite these irregularities, the documents were used to process the applications.
On 27 May 2025, the OAGF granted the organisation self-accounting status and assigned it the administrative code 0111062001, alongside authorised establishment and recruitment waiver arrangements.
The approvals enabled the purported PFIPC to secure a place in the 2026 federal budget and gain access to government financial systems.
The OAGF subsequently created a Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) platform and a Sub-Treasury Account for the organisation.
Acting on a request from the PFIPC, the OAGF also issued a mandate to the CBN for the creation of two domiciliary accounts.
The CBN later told the House of Representatives that the accounts were never activated because the purported agency failed to provide authorised signatories.
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