Following the Federal Government’s declaration that it neither established the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) nor appointed Adeniyi Adeyemi as its Director-General, fresh details have emerged from civil servants who were posted to the agency before it was eventually disowned.
Mr Adeyemi, whom the government accused of forging his appointment letter and other official documents, has denied the allegations, insisting he would clear his name in court. He also accused the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of falsehood and corruption. Mr Gbajabiamila was the first government official to publicly distance the Presidency from both Mr Adeyemi and the agency.
It was previously reported that the Federal Government filed an eight-count charge of forgery and impersonation against Mr Adeyemi before the Federal High Court. If convicted, he faces up to 21 years imprisonment without the option of a fine on seven of the charges, while the remaining count carries a penalty of up to three years imprisonment or a fine.
According to a police investigation report reviewed by the newspaper, Mr Adeyemi allegedly forged multiple approval documents and official letterheads, including correspondence used to request the deployment of accountants and auditors from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF).
Court documents also showed that the PFIPC operated from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja.
Three senior civil servants who were deployed from the OAGF to the agency have now provided insight into how the organisation functioned before it was shut down.
The officers—Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu, and Wakili Saidu—were questioned by police investigators and have been listed as prosecution witnesses in the case against Mr Adeyemi.
In separate statements made at the Force Headquarters on 10 November 2025, they described their experiences at the agency, their interactions with Mr Adeyemi, and the unusual nature of their assignments.
Their accounts are contained in court filings, police investigation records and witness statements reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES.
According to the documents, Mr Adeyemi had written to the Accountant General of the Federation on 4 April 2025, using PFIPC letterhead, requesting the deployment of personnel to fill several vacancies, including Principal Accountant, Accountant I, Principal Auditor, Senior Auditor and Auditor I.
“Kindly note that the office has the requirement(s)/conditions of self-accounting status according to FR1602(2009),” part of the letter signed by Mr Adeyemi stated.
In another letter dated the same day, he also requested the deployment of Ogaba Harry and Esther Orji from the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President (OCEAP) to the PFIPC.
“We are aware that there is a need to formally deploy (post) them for the purpose of records and documentation,” he wrote.
Although it remains unclear when the requests received approval, it was reported that at least three civil servants from the OAGF were officially posted to the agency on 28 August 2025, according to a posting letter published on the OAGF website.
Those deployed included Ojo Victor, an Assistant Chief Accountant; Omeh Amarachukwu, an Internal Auditor; and Wakili Saidu, an officer in the audit department.
The witnesses said they presented their posting letters to Mr Adeyemi on 1 September 2025, after which he directed them to resume work on 8 September 2025.
Upon resumption, they were assigned a shared office but said they were never given official responsibilities or documentation to carry out any work.
“We are three officers posted at the same time, and when we resumed on 8 September, the three of us were given an open office that the three of us were sitting down without doing anything,” Mr Victor stated.
Mr Saidu also told investigators, “Since then, there has been no correspondence between me and the DG.”
Mr Victor described the situation as unusual, adding, “I have not been documented, and no schedule has been given to me since my assumption, which I find very strange.”
Mr Amarachukwu said the officers repeatedly complained about the lack of work and hoped to be transferred elsewhere, but no action was taken.
“I only go to work once in a week, the reason being that we have nothing doing since we were posted there,” he said.
Similarly, Mr Victor said he only visited the office once or twice weekly “just to show our face in the office because there was no assignment or schedule to any of us to do.”
Mr Saidu told investigators that he reported to work only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
All three witnesses also stated that they had never heard of the PFIPC before receiving their posting letters.
“I have never heard of that agency until I saw my name posted to the agency,” Mr Saidu said.
Mr Victor echoed the same sentiment, saying, “I have not heard about the organisation before until my posting introduction came out on 28 August 2025.”
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