ABUJA — The House of Representatives Committee investigating the alleged operation of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, yesterday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged mastermind, Mr. Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, before it by noon tomorrow.
This is even as the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, revealed that a forged letter which purportedly originated from the State House was allegedly used to secure official government recognition for the PFIPC, also known as Presidential Economic Advisory Council, PEAC.
It issued the directive after the Nigeria Police Force confirmed key aspects of its ongoing criminal investigation, including petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President who alleged that Adeyemi fraudulently presented himself as Director-General of the purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
Consequently, chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, ruled that Adeyemi’s appearance had become necessary because of the gravity of the allegations and their implications for individuals and government institutions.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected D-G to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity are involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved.
“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 to enable us submit our report on time,” Gagdi said.
The committee, thereafter, directed its clerk to formally write to the Inspector-General of Police.
“The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police do kindly present Mr. Matthew Adeyemi on Wednesday by noon. That is the ruling of the committee,” Gagdi declared.