President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), and submit its findings within 30 days.
A statement by the president’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, maintains that the organisation was never established by the Nigerian government and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, executive approval, or other lawful act of government.
“The President directed that all persons found culpable be treated strictly in accordance with applicable law,” Mr Onanuga wrote.
Mr Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate the alleged forgery of appointment letters and other official government documents, as well as the use of the purported presidential appointment to seek or obtain official recognition and diplomatic support, including visa facilitation.
The president ordered the commission to examine the wider circumstances that enabled a fictitious government body and a false claim of presidential appointment to gain an appearance of legitimacy.
