File photo: Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
The embattled Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has said the N400m he paid to secure his appointment letter was borrowed money, and that his lenders have since petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, demanding a refund.
Adeyemi spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night, weeks after he accused the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of collecting the same N400m through a proxy to facilitate the appointment.
“I borrowed this money. In fact, those that I borrowed this money from have reported to the EFCC. I borrowed this money to pay for this appointment. They have written to the EFCC, asking me to refund their money.
“So, I’m not even here to pay the money back. I borrowed this money,” he said.
