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FAKE GOVT AGENCY: Why we issued govt plate numbers for PFIPC vehicles

The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed has revealed how the commission was pushed to issue official government plate numbers for vehicles of the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). Speaking before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged PFIFC, Mohammed stated that […]…

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Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Roads Safety Commission, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed on Wednesday that the commission issued official government plate numbers for vehicles belonging to a purported fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). During a hearing before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing the alleged PFIPC, Mohammed testified that the commission based its decision on documents that listed President Tinubu and several high-ranking government officials as members of the organization's governing board.

These documents were among the materials submitted by the PFIPC during their application for official government vehicle number plates. Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi questioned the authenticity of the document, wondering why the FRSC's verification process had not detected any red flags.

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