PFIPC Probe Deepens as HoS Says Disputed Office Was Allocated to OSGF

The investigation into the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has taken a new turn after the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Esther Walson-Jack, disclosed that the office occupied by the controversial council was officially assigned to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).

Walson-Jack made the revelation on Monday while testifying before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the PFIPC controversy, including the controversial N1.3 billion allocation inserted for the council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

She informed lawmakers that the office is situated within the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and is not allocated to any agency known as PFIPC.

The controversy first came to light on June 11, 2026, when President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, publicly disowned Adeniyi Adeyemi, who had been presenting himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC.

Gbajabiamila maintained that no such council existed and disclosed that he had alerted security agencies in October 2025 after fake appointment letters bearing his name and the Presidency’s insignia surfaced.

Following investigations, Adeyemi was arrested and arraigned before the Federal High Court on charges bordering on forgery, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. He was later questioned and released.

The latest testimony by the Head of Service has raised fresh concerns over how Adeyemi allegedly operated from a government office assigned to the OSGF despite the council having no legal existence.

The House committee said its investigation would continue to uncover those responsible for inserting the N1.3 billion allocation into the 2026 budget and determine the extent of the alleged impersonation within government institutions.