The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the illegal creation and operations of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has declared the appointment letter presented by its self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, to be a total forgery.
The declaration was made on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, during an investigative hearing chaired by Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, following damning testimonies and forensic evidence presented by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Didi Esther Walson-Jack, and representatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
Key Revelations from the Hearing
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Forged Presidential Signature: Panel Chairman Yusuf Gagdi revealed that police forensic analysis and comparisons against nine authentic correspondences confirmed the signature of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Adeyemi’s appointment letter was entirely fake.
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Fabricated Act of Parliament: The committee established that the document presented by Adeyemi as the National Assembly Act establishing the council was completely counterfeit, lacking standard authentication features, Gazette numbers, or official Supreme Court numbers.
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Head of Service Confirmation: HCSF Didi Esther Walson-Jack acknowledged before lawmakers that the purported establishment Act lacked legal validity, and admitted after examining the documents that the signatures were “clearly not the same”.
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Web of 29 Forged Documents: The panel uncovered at least 29 falsified documents used by the fake council to deceive public institutions, obtain official administrative codes from the Treasury, secure office space at the Federal Secretariat, and seek public funding.
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Absence of the Suspect: Adeyemi failed to appear before the panel despite a direct 48-hour ultimatum issued to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Monday to produce him.
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│ PFIPC PROBE FINDINGS SUMMARY │
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│ • Targeted Agency : Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council │
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│ • Key Suspect : Adeniyi Adeyemi (Self-Acclaimed DG) │
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│ • Forged Artifacts : • Appointment letter bearing fake signature of │
│ Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila │
│ • Counterfeit National Assembly Establishment Act │
│ • 29+ intercepted/falsified State House letters │
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│ • Panel Verdict : Complete illegal operation based on total fraud; │
│ criminal charges already filed by police. │
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(Sources: House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee Briefings & Office of the HCSF)
Institutional Breakdown & Police Action
Addressing the committee, Rep. Gagdi emphasized that the scale of the deceit exposed significant vulnerabilities within administrative processes across federal ministries:
“It was established that the so-called letter of appointment was fake, confirmed by different agencies, and the Act presented to the Head of Service was equally fake, forged by the DG… The police forensic department confirmed that there was not even an attempt to imitate the authentic signature.” — Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, Panel Chairman
Police representatives confirmed that criminal charges bordering on fraud, impersonation, and forgery have already been filed against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court as lawmakers finalize their investigative report.
Ayodele Quadri
Correspondent
