President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to investigate a fictitious body known as the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council”, PFIPC, and all persons linked to it.
The directive was contained in a State House press release issued on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the President ordered that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted within 30 days.
The Presidency said the PFIPC was never established by the Federal Government and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, executive approval, or other lawful act of government.
It stated that one Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew presented himself as the Director-General of the so-called PFIPC and falsely claimed to be a presidential appointee.
The ICPC has been asked to investigate several issues including:
– Forged appointment letters and other official government documents
– Use of false claims of presidential appointment to seek official recognition and diplomatic support, including visa facilitation
– Opening of multiple bank accounts in the names of purported government agencies using allegedly forged documents
President Tinubu directed the ICPC to probe not only the principal individual and other collaborators, but also “the wider circumstances that may have enabled a fictitious body and a false claim of presidential appointment to acquire an appearance of official legitimacy.”
The Commission is to examine the source and use of false official documents, how official recognition or diplomatic support was sought or obtained, the opening and operation of related bank accounts, the source and movement of funds, and the role of any public officer, private individual, financial institution, intermediary or entity that may have facilitated the alleged scheme.
The President also directed the ICPC to identify weaknesses in government and institutional procedures that may have been exploited and to recommend measures to prevent a recurrence.
MDAs Directed to Cooperate
All ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government have been directed to provide the ICPC with all relevant information, records and assistance required for the expeditious completion of the investigation.
“The integrity of the Presidency and the institutions of the Federal Government must be protected against impersonation, forgery, abuse of official identity and the exploitation of weaknesses in the public service,” the President stated.
He further directed that “all persons found culpable be treated strictly in accordance with applicable law.”