Gbajabiamila: Damage Control Turns Indictment—Atiku Tackles Presidency, National Assembly, CBN
Atiku says the alleged phantom council scandal shows institutional collapse and demands an independent probe into who inserted the N1.3 billion allocation.
- On Thursday, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, demanded an independent investigation into the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal, arguing the Presidency's response constitutes a "public confession of institutional collapse."
- Public records reveal approximately N1.3 billion was appropriated for the PFIPC in the 2026 Appropriation Act, prompting Atiku to question how funds could be allocated for an agency the Presidency insists never existed.
- Adeniyi Adeyemi faces eight counts at the Federal High Court for allegedly forging documents and impersonating officials; Atiku criticized the National Assembly for failing to detect the anomaly in the appropriation process.
- Atiku also questioned how the alleged fictitious agency navigated Central Bank of Nigeria financial processes, while criticizing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for "selective prosecution" against opposition figures.
- The case remains scheduled for a hearing on July 27, as critics warn the scandal exposes institutional decay; Atiku stated, "A government that cannot protect the integrity of its own budget cannot be trusted with the destiny of over 200 million Nigerians.
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PFIPC scandal: Atiku gives Tinubu 7 days to prove or risk complicity charge
By Omeiza Ajayi Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has given President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to order a transparent, comprehensive and independent investigation into the scandal rocking the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council PFIPC, warning that failure to do so would deepen public suspicion that powerful interests in government benefited from the alleged fraud. Speaking thr…
Atiku calls for probe of Gbajabiamila-Adeyemi scandal, says NASS failed
"Something is fundamentally wrong within the machinery of this administration. Nigerians deserve the whole truth, not carefully scripted press statements," Atiku said. The post Atiku calls for probe of Gbajabiamila-Adeyemi scandal, says NASS failed appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Atiku: Onanuga's defence of Gbaja generates more questions...
Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Presidency of attempting to explain away the scandal surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the response by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga was not a defence of the…
Gbajabiamila: Damage control turns indictment—Atiku tackles presidency, National Assembly, CBN
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, said the presidency’s response to allegations against the chief of staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the scandalous activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC and its director general, Adeniyi Adeyemi, is self-indicting. Atiku disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by his spokesperson Phrank Shaibu. Recall that the …
Nigeria: Campaign of Calumny Against Chief Hakeem Gbajabiamila Will Not Stand
The latest campaign of calumny against the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Gbajabiamila, has crossed the line from political criticism into outright fabrication. The recent allegation by one Adeniyi Adeyemi that Gbajabiamila was "involved in the establishment" of a so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, and worse, that he "included" the said agency in the 2026 budget, shows how far detractors were willing …
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