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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly posed as Director General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), in Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged forgery and impersonation.
Justice Muhammed Umar made the order after Adeyemi pleaded not guilty to all eight counts. He will remain in custody until his bail application is heard on October 12.
Adeyemi was arraigned by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Oyedipo Rotimi, SAN, who appeared for the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), which has taken over the prosecution.
Before the plea was taken, the DPPF told the court that the AGF’s office would review the case file.
Adeyemi’s lawyer, Genesis Francis, told the court that a bail application dated January 12, 2026, had been filed and served on the prosecution, which had responded. He sought to move it, but the court could not hear it because of a congested cause list.
The DPPF assured the court that the defendant would receive adequate medical care, including unhindered access to his doctor.
The prosecution alleges that Adeyemi forged a presidential appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Tinubu and signed by the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
He is also accused of forging State House letterheads and requests for land allocations and office spaces across the 36 states.
An investigation ordered by the presidency and conducted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) reportedly found that the council had no legal backing. It also found that the outfit had secretly obtained operational instruments and a budget allocation before the alleged fraud was uncovered.
The charges are that:
Adeyemi, 38, of the 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja, is jointly charged with two persons identified only as Femi and Anu, who are said to be at large. The eight counts allege that, on or about March 8, 2024, they:
1. conspired to commit forgery;
2. forged an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Tinubu and signed by Gbajabiamila;
3. forged presidential letterheaded papers;
4. forged a request for collaboration with a ministry on land requisition and offices in the 36 states, purportedly from the State House;
5. falsely personated the Director General of the PFIPC, sometime between 2024 and 2025;
6. forged a request for office space, purportedly from the State House;
7. forged a request for approval of staff accounts status, purportedly from the State House;
8. forged a conveyance approval relating to the take-off of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, purportedly from the State House.
The forgery and conspiracy counts fall under Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The impersonation count falls under Section 179 of the Penal Code.
