The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, have distanced themselves from the reported middleman in the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal, the late Dolapo Tanimola.
The denials followed the emergence of photographs showing Abure, Shittu and other notable personalities with Tanimola amid the ongoing investigation into the PFIPC.
Tanimola came into the spotlight after the Presidency identified him as the man whom the alleged Director-General of the fictitious agency, Adeniyi Adeyemi, reportedly told investigators helped him obtain the disputed appointment letter as the agency’s DG.
The emergence of photographs showing Tanimola with several prominent political leaders, business figures and public officials has fuelled public interest in his identity and possible influence before his death.
According to information released by the Presidency, Tanimola died in a fire incident at Kachi Hotel in the Utako District of Abuja on October 22, 2025.
