By Ayobami Okerinde
Fresh reactions have continued to trail the presidency’s defence of the chief of staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, over allegations linking him to an alleged appointment-for-cash scandal, with opposition figures, lawyers and other Nigerians calling for an independent investigation and, in some cases, his resignation.
The calls came hours after the presidency dismissed allegations by one Adeniyi Matthew, who claimed Gbajabiamila demanded billions of naira from the take-off grant of a purported federal agency and collected N400 million through proxies to facilitate his appointment.
Vanguard had reported that in a statement on Wednesday, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described Matthew as an impostor and “serial fraudster”, insisting he was neither appointed by the presidency nor recognised as the director-general of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council
Onanuga said security agencies had been investigating Matthew since October 2025 following petitions by the Office of the Chief of Staff over alleged forgery of appointment letters and impersonation of government officials.
