Key Takeaways: House Committee Probe Into the Fake Agency
During a public hearing conducted by the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the phantom Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), lawmakers raised critical questions regarding security lapses and administrative failures across federal ministries and agencies.
[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Declined requests from Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew
due to document discrepancies & sought NSA status check.
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[Office of the NSA (October 2025)]
Contacted SGF & Chief of Staff -> Confirmed Adeyemi
is UNKNOWN to any federal government office.
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[Ad-hoc House Committee Query]
Why were no immediate investigative or enforcement actions
taken by security agencies after confirming the entity was fake?
1. Discovery of Discrepancies by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dunoma Umar Ahmed, revealed that the self-acclaimed Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, approached the ministry multiple times seeking official endorsement for a "World Investment Summit".
- Following due diligence, the ministry noticed several discrepancies in submitted documents, declined the requests, and officially wrote to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on October 16, 2025, requesting clarification.
2. Confirmation of Non-Existent Agency
- On November 26, 2025, the ONSA formally replied that inquiries made through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the Chief of Staff to the President revealed Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew was completely unknown to any office of the Federal Government.
3. Committee Questions Security Inaction
- House Ad-hoc Committee Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, pressed on why no immediate enforcement or investigative action was taken after ONSA confirmed the illegal status of the council.
- The committee noted that despite being flagged as an illegal entity, the fake agency managed to operate out of an office space, contact government ministries, and attempt high-level public engagements.
4. High-Level Summons Issued
- The panel issued summonses for the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, along with key federal officials, to appear personally before the committee to account for the lapses and outline the actions taken following the discovery.
Critical Takeaway: Accountability & Legislative Oversight
Highlighting the severity of the institutional breach, Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi questioned the gap between identifying an illegal operation and taking action:
"If the Office of the National Security Adviser confirmed that the agency is illegal and does not exist in any record of the Federal Government, what action did they take as an office with the power and capacity to investigate? That is the critical question they must appear before this committee to answer." — Hon. Yusuf Gagdi
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