The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) says the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) does not operate any account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), adding that no public funds or salaries have been paid to the organisation.
The latest clarification was issued by the director of public relations at the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, amid controversy over the status of the PFIPC as a Nigerian government entity. Earlier on 11 June, the Chief of Staff to the Nigerian President, Femi Gbajabiamila, said in a disclaimer that the purported activities of the so-called ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC)’ were a fictitious entity and that his office had not appointed anyone to lead it.
The Chief of Staff said the PFIPC/PEAC convener, Adeniyi Adeyemi, is an impostor and is facing criminal prosecution.
The presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, alleged in an X statement on 1 July that Mr Adeyemi used forged documents to fraudulently open a CBN account by deceiving the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
“The Police found that Adeyemi, using the fake documents he created, fraudulently opened a CBN account by misleading the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. According to the police, no government money has been transferred into the account,” Mr Onanuga said.
