The Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has said he is ready to fully cooperate with investigators as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) probes the controversial ₦1.3 billion budget allocation to the agency.
The investigation follows claims that the PFIPC is a "ghost" agency, despite receiving a ₦1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 budget.
The controversy has also divided the National Assembly. While the House of Representatives has set up a special ad hoc committee to investigate how the agency allegedly passed through the budget approval process, the Senate declined to begin a separate investigation, choosing instead to wait for the outcome of the ICPC probe.
The issue has sparked political reactions, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) criticizing President Bola Tinubu's decision to direct the ICPC to investigate the matter. They argued that the Presidency should not oversee an investigation involving officials linked to the controversy.
Speaking during a live interview with social media personality VeryDarkMan, Adeyemi said he was surprised that an agency reportedly disowned by the Presidency could appear in the country's approved budget.
He also pledged to hand over all documents in his possession to security agencies, including the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police, to help uncover the truth.
According to Adeyemi, he is prepared to submit the documents for verification and authentication, saying he wants investigators to carry out a thorough probe and reveal exactly how the agency received the controversial budget allocation.
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