Reps Order IGP Egbetokun To Produce Alleged PFIPC DG Over Forgery Claims

Reps Order IGP Egbetokun to Produce Alleged PFIPC DG Over Forgery Claims The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council PFIPC has directed Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to produce the council’s alleged Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the panel as lawmakers intensify their probe into the agency’s legal status and operations. The directive followed the committee’s disclosure that it uncovered 29 documents suspected to have been forged in connection with the operations of the PFIPC, which the Federal Government has consistently maintained was never lawfully established. Representing the IGP at the hearing, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi informed lawmakers that Adeyemi had already been arrested and arraigned before the Federal High Court on an eight-count charge after a police investigation triggered by a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President. He urged the committee to avoid actions that could prejudice the ongoing court proceedings while assuring lawmakers of the police’s cooperation. Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi said the panel had identified forged documents purportedly issued by the State House, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Ministry of Finance and other government institutions. Representatives of several agencies reportedly appeared before the committee and disowned the documents attributed to them. The committee directed the Inspector-General to produce Adeyemi before lawmakers by noon on July 29, saying his appearance was necessary to clarify issues surrounding the disputed documents without interfering with the ongoing criminal case. The House panel is investigating the circumstances surrounding the inclusion of the PFIPC in the 2026 federal budget, as well as allegations that forged documents were used to obtain official recognition and facilitate the activities of the purported agency.