The House of Representatives committee looking into the activities of the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to bring the council’s self-proclaimed Director-General, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before it on Wednesday.
The committee made this request on Monday during its ongoing investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Bashir Abdullahi, an assistant commissioner of police, who represented the IGP at the hearing, was told to make sure Mr Adeniyi appears by noon on Wednesday.
The committee, led by Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), is looking into how the PFIPC allegedly got office space at Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a ₦1.32bn allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act even though it is not legally recognized as a government agency.
This investigation is also linked to a police criminal probe following complaints from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.
The complaints claim Mr Adeniyi falsely presented himself as the director-general of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the PFIPC.
Mr Gagdi said the committee needs Mr Adeniyi’s testimony to clarify documents and claims being investigated.
"This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity is involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved," he said.
"It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents for us in a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time."
The committee then directed its clerk to formally inform the Inspector-General of Police about the resolution.
"The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria do kindly present Mr Adeyemi on Wednesday by 12 noon. That is the ruling of the committee," Mr Gagdi announced.
Earlier, Mr Abdullahi told lawmakers that the police had already looked into part of the allegations and filed an eight-count charge against Mr Adeniyi before 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," he said.
He also confirmed that the suspect had been arrested and arraigned.
However, the police representative warned the committee against asking for details that might interfere with the ongoing criminal investigation or influence the court proceedings.
"We don’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision," he said.
Despite this warning, the committee sought confirmation of specific documents and facts already in its possession.
Mr Abdullahi confirmed that the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President had, on 17 October 2025, written to security agencies about allegations involving Mr Adeniyi.
The police also confirmed they had received another complaint saying Mr Adeniyi falsely claimed to be the director-general of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the PFIPC.
The allegations presented to the committee claimed that Mr Adeniyi used the office to get accommodation at the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to hire about 300 staff, requested a N1.3bn allocation in the 2026 budget for the alleged agency, and planned a World Investment Summit under the supposed council.
During the hearing, the committee compared signatures on documents allegedly issued by the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with signatures on authentic papers obtained by the police.
When asked if the signatures matched, Mr Abdullahi answered: "They are not the same."
This answer raised more concerns for the committee about the alleged forgery of official documents.
Mr Gagdi said the investigation seemed to go beyond just one suspected forged letter.
"So, it is not only a letter that was suspected to be forged?" he asked.
"We are dealing with documents that include what is said to be a forged Act of the National Assembly in an attempt to establish a fake agency," he added.
The committee chairman said investigators had found about 29 documents they suspect to be forged.
These documents allegedly included fake approvals and official letters 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, the Ministry of Finance, and other government offices.
Mr Gagdi said representatives from some of the affected institutions had appeared before the committee and rejected documents linked to their offices.
He added that the committee had been careful not to pressure the police to share sensitive information that could affect their criminal investigation.
"We are avoiding a situation whereby they will be pushed to make statements that will undermine their ongoing investigation," he said.
The lawmaker said the House committee would continue its own investigation separately from the police case.
He mentioned that the committee’s final report could suggest further actions by relevant security agencies based on what they find.
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