The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has declared the appointment letter presented by the council’s self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, as fake.
The committee’s Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, disclosed this on Wednesday during the continuation of the investigative hearing in Abuja.
Gagdi said the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who appeared before the panel for the second time, confirmed that the documents presented by Adeyemi were not authentic.
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“It was established that the so-called letter of appointment was fake, confirmed by different agencies, and the Act presented to the Head of Service was equally fake, forged by the DG; it was established,” Gagdi said.
HoS Appears Before Panel
Walson-Jack appeared before the committee in compliance with its summons to make her final submissions on the matter.
Also present at the hearing were Deputy Commissioner of Police Olufemi Akinola and Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi, representing the Inspector-General of Police.
Adeyemi, however, was absent from the hearing.
Committee Orders Police to Produce Adeyemi
The committee had on Monday described the establishment and operation of the purported council as a serious breach and directed the Inspector-General of Police to produce Adeyemi within 48 hours.
Lawmakers said his appearance was necessary to explain how the council allegedly obtained official recognition and processed government correspondence as investigations continue.
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