{
  "id": 5172023,
  "title": "Appointment Letter of ‘Fake Agency’ DG Doctored, House Committee Report Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/appointment-letter-of-fake-agency-dg-doctored-house-committee-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:39:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/02/appointment-letter-of-fake-agency-dg-doctored-house-committee-report-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) revealed that a purported letter of appointment for Adeniyi Adeyemi as the Director General was doctored. The committee found no evidence to support the claim that the appointment was made or approved by the Presidency. The committee examined a document purportedly authorizing the appointment but determined that the letterhead was not authentic and that the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, neither issued nor signed the letter. The committee also examined a communication claiming approval for the take-off of the PFIPC, finding that the document did not originate from the Presidency, State House, or any other competent federal authority. They concluded that the document was part of a broader effort to give an unestablished organization a false appearance of governmental authority. The committee emphasized that fabricating an Executive Order, like the one cited in the PFIPC case, is a grave offense, as such an order carries the President's authority. No competent federal body had produced any record establishing the organization's creation, approval, or authorization by the President, Federal Executive Council, National Assembly, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, or any other legally empowered institution. The organization operated under two inconsistent names, further undermining any claim to legitimate governmental status. The report uncovered a letter dated November 7, 2024, purportedly from the State House to the Accountant-General of the Federation, requesting the creation of an administrative code for the PFIPC. However, the committee found that the office mentioned did not exist, the purported Director of Administration and Support Services did not hold that position, and the letter was neither issued nor authorized by the State House. The committee concluded that creating fictitious public officers and nonexistent government directorates for the purpose of obtaining governmental recognition is a particularly egregious form of institutional impersonation.",
  "summary": "Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) said the purported letter of appointment of Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi as",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}