The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to produce the self-proclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi.
The committee ordered that he be produced before the panel by noon on Wednesday.
The directive was issued on Monday during the committee’s resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly in Abuja, where lawmakers intensified their probe into the activities of the controversial body.
The committee is investigating allegations surrounding PFIPC’s operations, including how it allegedly secured office accommodation at the Phase III Federal Secretariat in Abuja and obtained a ₦1.32 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite questions over its legal status.
Representing the IGP at the hearing, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi informed the committee that the police had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi at the Federal High Court.
He disclosed that Adeyemi had been arrested and arraigned, adding that the criminal case was still pending before the court. Abdullahi, however, urged lawmakers to avoid public disclosures capable of prejudicing the ongoing investigation and judicial proceedings.
The police further revealed that their investigation was triggered by a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President dated October 17, 2025, alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
According to the police, investigators also received another petition accusing Adeyemi of using the purported office to secure accommodation at the Federal Secretariat, seek approval to recruit about 300 personnel, pursue a proposed $1.3 billion budget allocation for the non-existent agency in the 2026 budget, and plan a World Investment Summit under the council’s name.
Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), said Adeyemi’s appearance before lawmakers had become imperative given the gravity of the allegations and the institutions allegedly affected.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before it. People’s names are involved, institutional names are involved and institutional integrity is involved.
“It is no longer optional. We need him here to confirm some documents so that our investigation will not be undermined and we can submit our report on time,” Gagdi said.
The committee subsequently directed its clerk to formally convey its resolution to the Inspector-General of Police.
During the hearing, lawmakers also examined documents allegedly originating from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President and compared the signatures on them with authentic official correspondence provided by the police.
When asked whether both signatures matched, the police witness said they were different, raising fresh concerns over alleged forgery of official government documents.
Gagdi disclosed that the committee had so far uncovered about 29 documents suspected to have been forged, including purported 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, the Ministry of Finance and several other government institutions.
He said representatives of many of the affected agencies had appeared before the committee and denied issuing the documents attributed to them.
The lawmaker added that while the House would continue its legislative investigation, it had refrained from compelling the police to disclose information that could jeopardise ongoing criminal proceedings.
The committee is expected to resume its investigation on Wednesday, when Adeyemi is expected to appear before the panel.
