PFIPC : Reps give IGP 48 hours to produce ‘fake DG’

By Tolulope Oke

The House of Representatives has ordered Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disun to produce Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew  before it over allegations that he attempted to secure $1.3 billion in the 2026 federal budget for a non-existent presidential agency.

Adeyemi, who allegedly presented himself as the director-general of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, is expected to appear before the House investigative committee by noon on Wednesday.

He is also accused of parading himself as the head of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.

The committee said it had identified about 29 suspected forged documents allegedly used to give the purported agencies legitimacy.

The documents reportedly included 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 and the Ministry of Finance.

Investigators also uncovered what was presented as an Act of the National Assembly establishing one of the agencies.

According to the police, a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President accused Adeyemi of using the purported agency to secure office accommodation at the Federal Secretariat.

He allegedly sought approval to recruit about 300 workers, attempted to insert $1.3 billion into the 2026 Appropriation Act and planned a World Investment Summit under the agency’s name.

Chairman of the committee, Rep Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi must appear to explain the documents and allegations linked to him.

“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee,” Gagdi said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Basir Abdullahi, who represented the IGP, told lawmakers that Adeyemi had already been arrested and arraigned.

He said the police filed an eight-count charge against the suspect before the Federal High Court following an investigation conducted late last year.

During the hearing, lawmakers compared signatures on documents allegedly issued by the Office of the Chief of Staff with those on authentic correspondence obtained from the police.

“They are not the same,” the police representative said after examining the signatures.

The committee said several government institutions whose names appeared on the documents had also disowned them.

Gagdi said the House would conduct its investigation without interfering with the ongoing police investigation and court proceedings.

He added that the committee’s final report could recommend further action against those found to have participated in the alleged scheme.