The Presidency has accused Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi of forging an appointment letter and falsely presenting himself as a presidential appointee to head a non-existent government agency.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Adeyemi claimed to be the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), an organisation the Federal Government said does not exist.
The statement followed allegations by Adeyemi that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, demanded a ₦400 million bribe.
According to Onanuga, the Office of the Chief of Staff petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on October 17, 2025, after complaints from the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) that the alleged agency was operating alongside it.
The Presidency said forged appointment letters bearing Gbajabiamila’s signature, reference numbers and official seals were used to give legitimacy to the fictitious organisation.
It stressed that the Chief of Staff could not have appointed Adeyemi because the agency was not recognised by the government, noting that appointments into government offices are processed through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
According to the statement, police arrested Adeyemi in Abuja on October 27, 2025, after raiding his office at the Federal Secretariat Complex and his residence in Suleja, Niger State, where investigators recovered forged documents and other exhibits.
The Presidency said police investigations established that Adeyemi forged his appointment letter, falsely presented himself as a government official and sought a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate United States visa applications for himself and members of the purported council.
Investigators also alleged that Adeyemi operated 34 bank accounts, including nine reportedly opened in the names of fictitious agencies. They further claimed he used forged documents to obtain a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account by misleading the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
However, Onanuga said investigators found no evidence that government funds had been paid into the account.
The statement also revealed that Adeyemi told police one Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola helped procure the alleged fake appointment letter. Police later established that Tanimola had died in a hotel fire in Abuja on October 22, 2025, days before Adeyemi’s arrest.
According to the Presidency, the police subsequently filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi and two other suspects before the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 27, 2025. The matter is scheduled for hearing on July 27.
Onanuga said Adeyemi’s recent claim that Gbajabiamila appointed him as Director-General contradicted the statement he earlier made to investigators.
He added that the Chief of Staff issued a fresh public disclaimer on June 8, describing Adeyemi as an impostor.
The Presidency further alleged that Adeyemi had previously claimed in 2016 to be an ambassador and President-General of the World Youth Organisation, which he said was affiliated with the United Nations, before the UN reportedly denied the existence of such an organisation.
The Presidency urged politicians and members of the public not to rely on Adeyemi’s claims while the case remains before the court.
Onanuga said: “They are advised to await the trial of Adeyemi and his accomplices, as well as the court’s judgement, as comments made today are sub judice.”
