Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claimed to be the Director-General of the now-defunct Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and Presidential Economic Advisory Council, has denied any wrongdoing.
He said that Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, was aware of his appointment.
Adeyemi is facing charges of impersonation and other offenses. He expressed confidence that the issue would be settled in court.
Adeyemi, who is accused of impersonation and other offenses, stated that the case was already before a judge and expressed confidence that he will be cleared.
He appeared on Politics Today, a Channels TV program, via telephone interview. When asked if he was fleeing from the law, he said, “Not at all.”
Asked whether he was ready to face the law, he said: “Definitely, if I am wrong, let the court of law do that; if I am right, let the court of law do the right thing. Do you know what? Since the matter is in the court, let the court of competent jurisdiction vindicate me because I am ready to clear my name.
“Let the court take its course. Since my lawyers are involved, everybody will follow us, they will monitor the whole thing. Let the court of competent jurisdiction do the needful.
“I have a letter of appointment. However, since the matter is in the court, I won’t be able to say much about it, I am on medication. I am a bit down, I am sick.”
When asked if he is a criminal, he said, “No, I am not a criminal.” However, the court will be fair to that.”
When asked if he knew about his appointment, Gbajabiamila said, “Yes.”
When asked if he had appointment confirmation from Gbajabiamila’s office, he responded, “Yes, let the court vindicate all those things.”
Speaking on his message to Nigerians regarding the issue, he said: “I want Nigerians to know that, for one second, let us assume the agency does not exist, would I have the temerity, the audacity, to be going all over the country, meeting the head of ministry, department and agency, if I know that the agency does not exist, or as they allege me that I cooked up everything?
“No Nigerian can dare do that. I could not have summoned the courage to be going from one place to another for almost three years. Nigeria is not a banana republic.”
