A businessman, Gbenga Collins, on Tuesday, told the House of Representatives how he allegedly paid N400 million to Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the director-general of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), after being promised a government contract to renovate and furnish an official residence.
Mr Collins, managing director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, said he was convinced that Mr Adeyemi was a genuine government official because he operated from an office at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, used vehicles with federal government number plates and was surrounded by security personnel and visitors he described as dignitaries.
He gave this testimony before the House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment and activities of the PFIPC, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau).
Mr Collins said he first met Mr Adeyemi in December 2024 at a programme in their hometown, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
He said Mr Adeyemi subsequently invited him to Abuja in January or February 2025 to discuss a business opportunity.
