The Deputy Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has confirmed that he was among the senior government officials who unwittingly engaged with representatives of the alleged fraudulent ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council’ (PFIPC), describing the event as a sophisticated impersonation scheme.
Speaking during Wednesday’s plenary on a motion seeking an investigation into the organisation’s alleged inclusion in the 2026 Appropriation Framework, Mr Kalu stated that photographs of his meeting with the group’s leader were widely circulated in the media, creating the false impression that the organisation enjoyed official recognition.
“I was a victim, and I’m sure if you watch the news, you would see my picture all over the screen standing side by side with the purported Director-General of this organisation,” he said. The trap of ‘official’ legitimacy
The Deputy Speaker explained that his office had received a letter dated 2 May 2025 from an entity identifying itself as both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) and the PFIPC.
He noted that the correspondence bore the Presidency’s insignia, cited an address at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase Three, Abuja, and included what appeared to be an official government website—details that led his team to believe the organisation was a legitimate government body.
