The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) is set to question the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, today as its probe enters a third week.
Lawmakers are investigating how an organisation the Federal Government insists does not legally exist secured office accommodation inside the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and received more than ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
The committee, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, is expected to ask Ogunjimi to explain how the PFIPC obtained a government budget code, enabling it to appear in the national budget despite concerns over its legal status.
Lawmakers believe his testimony could shed light on the financial and administrative processes that allowed the council to become part of the Federal Government’s expenditure framework.
The panel has already heard from several senior officials, including the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, the Central Bank’s Director of Banking Services, Abdullahi Hamisu, and the Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu.
Their testimonies highlighted apparent administrative lapses that enabled the PFIPC to obtain official documentation and operate within government structures despite questions over its legitimacy.
The investigation gained further attention after police arrested Adeyemi Adeniyi, who allegedly presented himself as the council’s Director-General. Adeniyi reportedly claimed he paid ₦400 million through an intermediary to the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to secure the appointment.
Both the Presidency and Gbajabiamila have denied the allegation, describing Adeniyi as an impostor and insisting they had no role in establishing or operating the purported agency.
The committee is also expected to hear from several top government officials, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele, and Attorney-General of the Federation Lateef Fagbemi.
Lawmakers say the investigation aims to determine whether administrative failures, negligence or deliberate misconduct enabled the agency to function within the federal bureaucracy. The committee has pledged a transparent investigation and vowed that anyone found culpable will be held accountable in accordance with the law.
