President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered the ICPC to investigate a shocking claim that a federal body was made up in his own office, using almost a million dollars in public money.
The alleged body, called the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), was said to have been founded in 2024 to bring investors into Nigeria. But police have said the letter that created the PFIPC was forged and the agency never existed.
A man named Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who presented himself as PFIPC director general, has left the country. He claims he was innocent and that senior officials pressured him to take bribes, but the presidency has denied this.
Key points the ICPC will explore:
- Forged appointment letters and other official documents.
- Bogus claims of diplomatic support and visa facilitation.
- Opening multiple bank accounts based on forged documents.
- Who helped the scheme run, from maybe public officers to banks.
Tinubu says the report must be ready in 30 days. He also wants the investigation to look at how the agency was able to gain the look of a legitimate body and what loopholes were exploited.
The scare has rallied NGOs, opposition politicians and lawyers who want a stand‑alone probe so the nation can trust its institutions again.
Stay tuned for the ICPC’s findings and see how the story unspools in Abuja.
