Newly surfaced official documents have revealed that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) approved an international trip by Adeniyi Adeyemi, the embattled promoter of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), months before the organisation became the subject of a major controversy.
The documents show that Adeyemi received clearance from the OSGF to participate in a fintech summit in Canada scheduled for August 3 to August 8, further complicating the Federal Government’s position that the PFIPC was a non-existent body.
The approval reportedly authorised Adeyemi to attend the event in his capacity as Director-General of the council, despite subsequent claims by the Presidency that no such agency was ever created.
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The latest disclosure adds to a growing body of official records indicating that several government institutions processed requests linked to the PFIPC before questions emerged over its legal status.
The Presidency has consistently maintained that the council was fictitious and that Adeyemi allegedly relied on forged appointment documents to impersonate a government official.
It also stated that security agencies had launched investigations after complaints were raised by the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President regarding forged correspondence and the activities of the alleged council.
Adeyemi is currently facing prosecution on charges including forgery, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
The newly released documents, however, have renewed public interest in how approvals and official correspondence involving the alleged council were processed by government offices before the controversy became public.
The disclosures are expected to deepen calls for a comprehensive investigation into the extent of official dealings with the PFIPC and whether institutional weaknesses enabled the organisation’s activities.
