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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, to produce the Director-General of the agency, Adeniyi Adeyemi, before it on Wednesday.
The chairman of the panel, Yusuf Gagdi, gave the directive at the resumed hearing into how the PFIPC, which the Presidency has disowned, was included in the 2026 Appropriation Act, as well as other activities of the “phantom” agency.
The IGP, represented by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Bashir Abdullahi, at the investigative hearing, confirmed to the ad-hoc committee that the police are currently investigating allegations against Adeyemi, following petitions from Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, and have filed a suit against him.
The police boss noted that, “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.
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“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.”
Gagdi, in his ruling after the submission by the IGP, said it had become imperative for Adeyemi to appear before the panel on Wednesday to address some of the documents before the ad-hoc committee in respect of the ongoing probe.
According to him, “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 are involved.
“It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents to us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time. The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police do kindly present Mr. Adeyemi Mathew on Wednesday by 12 noon. That is the ruling of the committee.”
