The House of Representatives Committee investigating the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before the panel on Wednesday.
The directive was issued on Monday during the committee’s resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Representing the IGP, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bashir Abdullahi appeared before the lawmakers and was instructed to ensure Adeyemi’s appearance by 12 noon on Wednesday to assist with the ongoing probe into the operations of the organisation.
The committee is investigating how the PFIPC—an agency lawmakers say has no legal backing—allegedly secured office accommodation in Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and was allocated ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
Committee Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi’s appearance was necessary due to the gravity of the allegations and the institutions implicated in the matter.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before it. People’s names, institutional integrity, and public trust are involved. His appearance is no longer optional. We need him to confirm certain documents to aid our investigation and ensure we submit our report on time,” Gagdi said.
The committee subsequently directed its clerk to formally communicate the resolution to the Inspector-General of Police.
Earlier, ACP Abdullahi informed lawmakers that the Nigeria Police Force had already concluded part of its investigation and filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court.
“The Nigerian Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight-count charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing,” Abdullahi stated.
He confirmed that Adeyemi had been arrested and arraigned but declined to disclose further details, warning that doing so could prejudice ongoing investigations and judicial proceedings.
The police, however, confirmed receiving petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
According to investigators, the suspect allegedly used the purported office to obtain accommodation within the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 personnel, attempted to secure a $1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act for the non-existent agency, and planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the platform of the alleged council.
A major development during the hearing came when the committee compared signatures on documents allegedly issued from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with authentic official correspondence obtained by the police.
When asked whether the signatures matched, ACP Abdullahi replied, “They are not the same.”
The committee said the discrepancy heightened concerns that official State House documents may have been forged.
Gagdi further disclosed that investigators had uncovered about 29 allegedly forged documents, including purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Ministry of Finance, and several other government institutions.
He noted that representatives of many of the affected agencies had appeared before the committee and disowned the documents attributed to their offices.
Despite the revelations, Gagdi stressed that the committee would avoid interfering with the ongoing police investigation while continuing its own legislative inquiry.
He added that the House would complete its investigation and submit recommendations, including possible further action by relevant security agencies.
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