The House of Representatives Committee investigating the operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the organisation’s self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before lawmakers on Wednesday.
The directive was issued on Monday during the committee’s resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Representing the Inspector-General of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bashir Abdullahi appeared before the committee and was instructed to ensure Adeniyi’s appearance by 12 noon on Wednesday to assist lawmakers in their investigation.
The committee is examining how the PFIPC, which lawmakers say was not legally established, allegedly obtained office accommodation in Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a budgetary allocation of ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
The directive followed the Nigeria Police Force’s confirmation that it was investigating petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President alleging that Adeniyi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi said Adeniyi’s appearance was necessary because of the gravity of the allegations and the institutions involved.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity is involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved,” Gagdi said.
He added that the committee required Adeniyi to verify documents before it to avoid undermining its investigation and to enable lawmakers to submit their report on schedule.
The committee subsequently directed its clerk to formally communicate the resolution to the Inspector-General of Police, ordering that Adeniyi be presented before the panel on Wednesday.
Earlier, ACP Abdullahi told lawmakers that although investigations were still ongoing, the police had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeniyi before the Federal High Court.
He said the suspect had been arrested and arraigned but cautioned against revealing details that could prejudice the ongoing investigation or court proceedings.
Despite the police’s reservations, lawmakers requested confirmation of documentary evidence already in their possession.
The police confirmed that on 17 October 2025, the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President petitioned security agencies over allegations against Adeniyi, leading to investigations that resulted in criminal charges involving conspiracy and fraud.
Investigators also confirmed receiving another petition alleging that Adeniyi falsely claimed to be the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
According to the police, the petition alleged that Adeniyi used the purported office to obtain accommodation within the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 personnel, attempted to secure a ₦1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act for the alleged non-existent agency, and planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the platform of the council.
A key moment during the hearing came when the committee compared signatures on documents allegedly issued from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with signatures on authentic official correspondence obtained by the police.
Asked whether the signatures matched, ACP Abdullahi replied: “They are not the same.”
Lawmakers said the discrepancy strengthened concerns that official State House documents may have been forged.
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