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Nigeria: Presidency Says Man Accused of Heading 'Fraudulent Presidential Council' Is Facing Trial
- On Wednesday, the Presidency released a 1,279-word statement absolving Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila of bribery allegations leveled by Adeniyi Adeyemi regarding the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
- Police investigations established that Adeyemi's agency is fictitious after he forged appointment letters and falsely paraded himself as a government appointee to solicit visa support from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
- Daily Trust revealed the council appeared in the 2026 budget with a N1,302,978,784 allocation, while police discovered Adeyemi operated 34 bank accounts, including nine opened under fictitious entities including the FCT Investment Promotion Agency.
- Police filed an eight-count charge of forgery and impersonation against Adeyemi at the Federal High Court on November 27, 2025; he remains on bail and is due in court on July 27.
- The Presidency clarified that Chief of Staff Gbajabiamila lacks authority to make appointments or issue letters, as such powers rest exclusively with the Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation.
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Nigeria: Fake Agency DG Fraudulently Opened CBN Account - Presidency
The Presidency has alleged that Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who purportedly paraded himself as the Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council, fraudulently opened a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account using forged government documents.
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Fake agency DG fraudulently opened CBN account - Presidency
The Presidency has alleged that Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who purportedly paraded himself as the Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council, fraudulently opened a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account using forged government documents.
·Nigeria
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