The House of Representatives committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the organisation’s self-proclaimed Director-General, Adeyemi Adeniyi, within 48 hours as lawmakers intensify their inquiry into alleged fraud and document forgery.

The directive was issued on Monday during a resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, where lawmakers demanded Adeniyi’s appearance before the committee by noon on Wednesday.

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The Adeyemi Fake Agency Probe centres on allegations that the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), despite not being legally established, obtained government office space and was linked to a proposed allocation of ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

Representing the Inspector-General of Police at the hearing, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi was instructed to ensure Adeniyi appears before lawmakers to assist with the ongoing investigation.

Committee chairman Yusuf Gagdi said Adeniyi’s presence had become necessary because of the seriousness of the allegations and the government institutions reportedly affected.

“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity are involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved,” Gagdi said.

The committee subsequently resolved that the police chief should present Adeniyi before lawmakers on Wednesday.

Earlier, ACP Abdullahi informed the committee that police investigations had already led to an eight-count charge filed against Adeniyi at the Federal High Court.

“The Nigerian Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight-count charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing,” Abdullahi said.

He disclosed that Adeniyi had been arrested and arraigned but warned lawmakers against releasing details that could interfere with ongoing investigations or court proceedings.

The police confirmed that investigations began after a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President on October 17, 2025, following allegations that Adeniyi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

Investigators also told lawmakers that Adeniyi allegedly used the purported office to seek government accommodation, propose recruitment of about 300 personnel, pursue a $1.3 billion allocation and plan an investment summit under the platform of the council.

A key moment during the hearing came when lawmakers examined signatures on documents allegedly issued from government offices and compared them with authentic official correspondence obtained by investigators.

When asked whether the signatures matched, the police witness replied: “They are not the same.”

Gagdi said the committee had identified about 29 documents suspected to have been forged, including materials allegedly linked to the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Ministry of Finance.

Representatives from several affected government institutions had reportedly appeared before the committee and denied authorising the documents attributed to their offices.

Despite the allegations, the committee said it would avoid actions that could compromise the police investigation or ongoing judicial proceedings.

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Gagdi assured that the House probe would continue independently, with its final report expected to guide possible further action by relevant authorities.