The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the inclusion of over ₦1.3 billion vote for a non-existent federal agency in the 2026 Appropriation Framework. Lawmakers have described the embarrassing development as a significant threat to the integrity of Nigeria’s budget process and public financial management.
The decision arose from a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau). Arguing the motion, he had warned that the incident exposed serious weaknesses in the country’s appropriation system and raised concerns that other fictitious agencies could have slipped into previous budgets unnoticed.
The proposed investigation will examine how the so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) secured budgetary allocations despite not being established by any law or executive instrument.
The Motion and Legislative Concerns
Mr Gagdi stated that the council allegedly operated from the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, interacted with several government institutions, and presented itself as a legitimate body before the federal government publicly declared it non-existent.
