Fake Agency: Reps panel clears Gbajabiamila

A House of Representatives panel has cleared Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, of involvement in a fake agency called the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. According to the Punch, the panel found no evidence that Gbajabiamila approved, established, or participated in the council's activities.

The panel's investigation showed that Gbajabiamila alerted security and investigative agencies after concerns about the organisation were brought to his attention. The concerns were first raised by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission over suspected fraudulent activities and the alleged misuse of institutional materials. Gbajabiamila responded by contacting the Nigeria Police Force, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Department of State Services, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The Daily Post Nigeria reports that the committee's chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, stated that the investigation was not designed to focus on Gbajabiamila but on how the agency became integrated into the Federal Government's administrative and financial systems. The committee exonerated Gbajabiamila when it presented its findings. A self-acclaimed Director-General of the PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi, had accused Gbajabiamila of receiving N400 million, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.

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