PFIPC CONTROVERSY: SENATE SAYS EXECUTIVE SHOULD ADDRESS ALLEGED FAKE AGENCY
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By; Sunmola Ganiyat
The Senate has ruled out intervening in the controversy surrounding the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that the matter falls within the purview of the executive arm of government.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, made the position known while speakingwith journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
Adaramodu said the controversy originated within the executive and should be resolved by the same arm of government.
He disclosed that the Senate had not received any petition concerning the existence of the PFIPC or the claim by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi that he is the agency’s Director-General.
The senator added that the National Assembly would not interfere in the matter, particularly as it is already before the court.
According to him, lawmakers neither created the agency nor inserted its budget allocation into the 2026 Appropriation Act, stressing that it is not the responsibility of the legislature to conduct background checks on heads of agencies appointed by the executive.
Adaramodu said the Senate would only become involved if a formal petition is submitted by any interested party.
“The allegations and counter-allegations over a fake agency and a fake director-general are issues within the executive arm and should be addressed there,” he said, adding that the dispute is essentially between the Office of the Chief of Staff and the individual claiming to head the agency.
The controversy intensified after Femi Gbajabiamila publicly denied any knowledge of both the PFIPC and Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi.
Following the development, Bola Tinubu directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the matter and submit its findings within 30 days.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said preliminary findings showed that the PFIPC was never established by the Federal Government and had no legal, executive or presidential approval.
He added that the President instructed investigators to identify everyone involved in the alleged scheme and ensure that anyone found culpable is prosecuted in accordance with the law.
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