The Senate on Wednesday turned down a motion seeking a legislative investigation into the controversial N1.3 billion budgetary allocation to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying it would await the outcome of the investigation ordered by President Bola Tinubu.
The motion, sponsored by Suleiman Kawu (APC, Kano South), sought an urgent inquiry into the inclusion of the PFIPC in the 2026 Appropriation Act, amid widespread controversy over the agency’s existence and the process that led to its allocation.
Raising the matter under Order 9 and Rule 9(c) of the Senate Standing Orders, 2026, Kawu said the controversy had cast doubt on the credibility of both the National Assembly and Nigeria’s budget process.
“The Senate notes with concern that, in recent weeks, the public space has been inundated with allegations, controversies, accusations and counter-accusations concerning an entity known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC),” he said.
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