Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe PFIPC, Forged Appointment Claims

 

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters.

The President ordered that the investigation be concluded and a detailed report submitted to him within 30 days.

The directive was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to Onanuga, the order followed the discovery of the fictitious PFIPC, which he said was never established by the Federal Government and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, executive approval, or any other lawful act of government.

“One Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew presented himself as the Director-General of the so-called PFIPC and falsely claimed to be a presidential appointee.

“Among the issues to be investigated by the ICPC are the forged appointment letters and other official government documents; the use of a false claim of presidential appointment to seek or obtain official recognition and diplomatic support, including visa facilitation; and the opening of multiple bank accounts in the names of purported government agencies using allegedly forged documents,” the statement said.

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It added that President Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate not only the activities of the principal suspect and other collaborators but also the broader circumstances that may have enabled a fictitious body and a false claim of presidential appointment to gain an appearance of official legitimacy.

According to Onanuga, the investigation will examine the origin and use of forged official documents; the processes through which official recognition or diplomatic support may have been sought or obtained; the opening and operation of any related bank accounts; the source and movement of any funds involved; and the role of any public officer, private individual, financial institution, intermediary, or other person or entity that may have facilitated, enabled, or participated in the alleged scheme.

The President also directed the commission to identify weaknesses in government and institutional procedures that may have been exploited and to recommend immediate measures to prevent a recurrence.

All ministries, departments, and agencies of the Federal Government have been instructed to provide the ICPC, upon lawful request, with all relevant information, records, and assistance required for the timely completion of the investigation.

President Tinubu, according to the statement, stressed that the integrity of the Presidency and federal institutions must be protected against impersonation, forgery, abuse of official identity, and the exploitation of weaknesses within the public service.

He further directed that all persons found culpable be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law.

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