The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, says it will interrogate the council’s purported Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, at an undisclosed location while he remains in police custody.
The committee said the move is necessary to avoid jeopardising ongoing investigations by security and anti-graft agencies.
The panel was constituted to probe allegations of impersonation, forgery, financial impropriety and the unlawful use of government facilities and official insignia by the purported council.
It is also examining how the council allegedly operated, the identities of those involved, the source of its funding and whether public institutions or officials aided its activities. The committee is expected to conclude hearings this week before submitting its report to the House.
The committee has summoned the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, to appear on Thursday over official Federal Government number plates allegedly used on vehicles linked to the purported council.
The developments followed testimony by Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins, who told lawmakers he paid N400m to Adeyemi after being promised a contract to renovate the agency’s Director-General’s residence.
Collins said he believed PFIPC was genuine because Adeyemi operated from the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, with security personnel and government vehicles.
