Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday gave President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to order what he described as a transparent, comprehensive and independent investigation into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
Atiku warned that failure to do so would deepen public suspicion that influential figures within government may have benefited from the alleged fraud and that Nigerians seeking public sector appointments may have fallen victim to a racket allegedly operating under official protection.
The opposition leader’s intervention comes amid growing controversy over the purported government agency after the presidency dismissed claims that the PFIPC was a legitimate federal institution and described its alleged Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, as an impostor facing criminal prosecution over allegations of forgery and impersonation.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the controversy had gone beyond allegations of forgery and now posed serious questions about the credibility of government institutions and oversight mechanisms.
