A civil society organization, CSO, Coalition for Truth and Justice has questioned the existence of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, while dismissing Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi’s claims that he is the Director General of the said agency.
The CSO coalition in a statement on Wednesday, said the controversial agency lacked legal foundation and demanded that the Federal Government immediately shut down the organization before it is used to perpetrate further scams.
Reacting to bribery scandal surrounding the agency, the coalition noted that despite Adeyemi’s persistent claims, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, had categorically stated that PFIPC does not exist under the current administration and that no such appointment was made.
The coalition, in a statement jointly signed by Chief Henry Abba, Convener, Dr. Emeka Theodore, Secretary, and Abdulhahi Sarki Barki, Programmes Director, said, “Public institutions are not created by press releases, while presidential appointments are not validated by social media claims. Agencies of government are not brought into existence by strident personal insistence.”
The coalition highlighted several critical gaps in the claims, including absence of any record of PFIPC in the Federal Government Gazette, no evidence of formal inauguration or swearing-in of its members, and no verifiable appointment letter for Adeyemi issued through proper channels such as the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
“An illegal structure does not become legal merely because it appears in some official-looking corner. A questionable entity does not become a lawful agency because it wrangled its way into a budget document,” the statement observed.
The coalition raised concern over reports that PFIPC, or a combined Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, was captured in the 2026 budget under the Presidency with an allocation of over N1 billion.
The coalition called for an investigation into the matter, warning that it points to possible manipulation of the budget process.
In the same vein, the Coalition for Truth and Justice listed nine pointed questions, demanding clarity on the gazette notice, appointment letter, inauguration details, how the entity entered the budget, any financial transactions, and possible insiders who facilitated its recognition.
It also asked whether attempts had been made to pressure or blackmail officials into reversing the disclaimer.
In its demands, the coalition called on President Bola Tinubu to order a full investigation into the origin, activities, and financial dealings of PFIPC.
Calling on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to issue a formal clarification on the matter, the coalition also urged the National Assembly to probe the reported inclusion of the agency in the 2026 budget. The anti-corruption agencies were asked to trace any funds released or solicited in the council’s name.
It warned against any backdoor attempt to regularise the entity, stressing that impunity would no longer be encouraged in the country.
Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council lack legal foundation – CSO