The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it never had any official dealings with the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, including its alleged Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dunoma Ahmed, made the disclosure on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, while making presentation before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the alleged fake agency
Presenting the Ministry’s position, Ahmed disclosed that Prince Adeyemi had approached the Ministry on three separate occasions June 26, 2025, August 5, 2025, and June 5, 2026 seeking the Ministry’s collaboration and endorsement to host a World Investment Summit in Nigeria.
He explained that the Ministry declined all three requests after carrying out due diligence, citing inconsistencies and discrepancies in the correspondence submitted by the self-acclaimed Director-General, as well as concerns over the legitimacy of both the council and its purported leadership.
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According to the Permanent Secretary, the Ministry subsequently wrote to the Office of the National Security Adviser on October 16, 2025, requesting clarification on the status of Prince Adeyemi as Director-General of the PFIPC.
He informed the committee that the Office of the National Security Adviser replied on November 26, 2025, conveying that enquiries made with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President established that Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi was unknown to any office of the Federal Government.
The Permanent Secretary further told lawmakers that the Ministry never participated in any diplomatic engagement, bilateral or multilateral discussions involving the PFIPC, nor did it facilitate any foreign investors, international partners or delegations on behalf of the council.
Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee, Yusuf Gagdi, while reacting to the revelations expressed concern that the Office of the National Security Adviser had established as far back as November 2025 that the alleged Director-General and the purported council were not recognised by the Federal Government.
He questioned the steps taken by the nation’s security architecture after the discovery and stressed that the committee was duty-bound to ascertain whether appropriate action was taken to prevent the activities of the organisation.
Consequently, the committee invited the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to appear before it on Thursday to explain the actions taken by his office after confirming that the PFIPC was not a recognised government institution.
The committee also insisted that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, must personally appear before the panel to provide further clarification on issues arising from the Ministry’s submissions.
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