Reps Give Police 48 Hours to Produce Self-Acclaimed Fake Agency DG Adeyemi

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police to produce Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the council, before it on Wednesday.

The committee issued the directive on Monday during a resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. An Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bashir Abdullahi, who represented the Inspector-General of Police, was instructed to ensure Adeyemi’s appearance by noon on Wednesday.

The committee is investigating how the PFIPC, despite allegedly lacking legal establishment, secured office space in Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a budgetary allocation of ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

The Committee Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi’s appearance had become necessary given the seriousness of the allegations. “This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved,” Gagdi said. He added that lawmakers required Adeyemi to confirm certain documents to avoid undermining the investigation.

The committee subsequently directed its clerk to formally communicate the resolution to the Inspector-General of Police. According to the resolution, the Inspector-General is to “kindly present” Adeyemi before the committee on Wednesday by 12 noon.

Assistant Commissioner Abdullahi told lawmakers that while criminal investigations were ongoing, police had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court. He said the case dated back to an earlier investigation completed late last year.

The PFIPC has been at the centre of controversy for months. Adeyemi, who has presented himself as Director-General of the council, has accused the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of demanding a share of the agency’s budgetary allocation. Gbajabiamila, through his lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), has denied the allegations and threatened legal action. The presidency maintains that the PFIPC does not exist as a legally constituted agency.

President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the matter and report within 30 days.

The committee has not disclosed further details of the specific allegations against Adeyemi but says his testimony is critical to concluding its investigation and submitting a report on time.