Fresh findings from investigations into the alleged fraudulent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) have cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of involvement, while identifying several individuals suspected of facilitating the activities of the purported agency.
According to findings attributed to police forensic investigators, the signature on a purported PFIPC appointment letter bearing Gbajabiamila’s name was allegedly forged.
Investigators also reportedly found no evidence that Gbajabiamila received any portion of the alleged N400 million linked to Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who is at the centre of the investigation.
Financial investigations instead reportedly traced the funds to accounts belonging to Adeyemi, with the money allegedly spent on vehicle purchases, personal expenses, transfers to family members and other transactions.
Gbajabiamila had reportedly petitioned security agencies as far back as October 2025 over the alleged impersonation and unauthorised use of his name. The petition subsequently formed part of the circumstances that led to the investigation and arrest of Adeyemi.
The police investigation also reportedly found that a purported legal document cited as the basis for establishing the PFIPC was fraudulent. Investigators alleged that the document was used to gain access to government structures and processes.
The investigation further named five government officials who are alleged to have had links to activities surrounding the purported agency.
They include Mrs. Rosemary Omaye Achem, Special Assistant on Administration to the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, who was allegedly connected with budget creation and insertions for the fictitious agency.
Also named is Ms. Patricia Akhigbe, an Assistant Director in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, who was similarly alleged to have been involved in budget creation and insertions.
Dr. Joshua Kadmi Luka, Director, CAD, in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, was also named in connection with the alleged opening of government accounts and assignment of a National Chart of Accounts code to the purported agency.
Another official mentioned is Dr. Mimi Abu, a Director in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, who was allegedly involved in the purported granting of establishment approval and the creation of an organisational structure for the agency.
Mr. Harry Ogaba, a staff member seconded from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, was also named among those allegedly involved in facilitating the activities of the purported agency.
The investigation reportedly expanded beyond the five officials, with 22 other suspects said to have been interrogated as investigators sought to establish the full extent of the alleged scheme.
The latest findings have consequently shifted attention from Gbajabiamila to Adeyemi and the officials allegedly involved in facilitating the purported agency’s access to government structures.
However, the allegations against the named individuals remain subject to further investigation and any subsequent determination by the appropriate authorities or courts.
