Fake Government Agency Scandal: Fresh Revelations Emerge as Civil Servants Detail Activities Inside Alleged PFIPC Office
Fresh details have emerged in the controversy surrounding the alleged fake government agency linked to Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man standing trial over the alleged unlawful operation of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) from Abuja, PulseNets learnt.
The controversy has continued to attract nationwide attention after the Federal Government publicly disowned the agency, maintaining that no such council was established and that no individual was appointed as its Director-General.
At the centre of the case is Adeyemi, who allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC and reportedly operated from the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja for several months in 2025.
PulseNets obtained court records showing that the Federal Government has instituted criminal proceedings against Adeyemi over allegations bordering on forgery and impersonation.
Adeyemi has, however, denied the allegations. He insists that both his appointment and actions were lawful and has vowed to defend himself in court.
He has also publicly accused the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of misleading Nigerians over the matter.
Fresh findings have now shed more light on how the agency allegedly functioned behind closed doors and the experiences of civil servants posted to the office before its operations came under scrutiny.
Three civil servants assigned to the agency have provided investigators with fresh accounts of activities within the organisation before it was shut down.
The officials, identified as Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, were among personnel deployed from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to the PFIPC.
In separate statements obtained by PulseNets, the three officials described an office environment that immediately raised concerns upon their arrival.
According to the findings, Adeyemi had written to the Office of the Accountant-General in April 2025 requesting the deployment of accounting and auditing personnel to occupy strategic positions within the agency.
The request reportedly sought officers for positions including Principal Accountant, Accountant I, Principal Auditor, Senior Auditor and Auditor I.
Following the request, PulseNets learnt that at least three officers were posted to the agency in August 2025.
The officials resumed duties in September after presenting their deployment letters to Adeyemi.
However, they told investigators that the reality they encountered at the office left them puzzled.
Rather than being assigned official responsibilities or undergoing any formal orientation, the workers said they were allocated a shared office and left without defined roles.
One of the officials, Victor, reportedly stated that they resumed work expecting to commence official duties but were never assigned any responsibility.
According to his account, the situation quickly became suspicious because there was no work schedule, operational structure or official documentation to guide their activities.
Another staff member, Saidu, reportedly disclosed that there was little or no communication between him and Adeyemi throughout the period he was posted to the agency.
He said despite reporting to work regularly, he received no briefing, assignment or official directives.
Amarachukwu also reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the situation.
According to his statement, there was virtually nothing to do at the office, a development that eventually caused staff members to reduce the frequency of their attendance because no meaningful activities were taking place.
The workers further disclosed that none of them had any prior knowledge of the PFIPC before receiving their deployment letters.
They said that fact alone immediately raised questions in their minds.
Saidu reportedly stated that he only became aware of the agency after seeing his name on the deployment list.
Victor similarly told PulseNets’ investigators through his recorded statement that he had never heard of the organisation before being posted there.
The latest revelations have added another dimension to the controversy, raising fresh questions over how an agency the Federal Government now describes as non-existent allegedly operated from a federal facility and received officially deployed personnel.
The case has also heightened scrutiny of internal administrative processes within government institutions, particularly regarding approvals, staff deployments and office allocations.
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The matter is expected to remain in public focus as legal proceedings against Adeyemi continue before the court.
PulseNets reported that the Federal Government filed multiple charges against Adeyemi over alleged forgery, impersonation and the use of fake official documents.
The case is currently before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
