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The Senate, on Wednesday, rejected a request to launch an independent investigation into the controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, insisting that the matter is already before the courts and under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
The controversy, which has dominated public discourse for over two weeks, centres on a purported federal agency that allegedly secured a ₦1.3bn allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite the Presidency maintaining that no such agency exists.
The renewed request was brought before the Senate by the lawmaker representing Kano South Senatorial District, Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu, who had made a similar attempt last week without success.
Kawu again sought to have the upper chamber investigate how the budgetary provision was included in the 2026 budget, but the Senate declined.
