Alleged Impersonator Says Presidency Was Aware of Appointment

Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi has denied allegations that he falsely presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, insisting that the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, knew about his appointment.

Adeyemi, currently facing charges related to impersonation and other offences, said he is prepared to defend himself in court and believes justice will vindicate him.

Speaking via telephone on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, he rejected suggestions that he was avoiding legal scrutiny.

“Not at all,” he replied when asked if he was on the run.

He stressed that the judiciary should determine the truth of the matter.

“If I am wrong, let the court of law do that; if I am right, let the court of law do the right thing,” he said. “Since the matter is in the court, let the court of competent jurisdiction vindicate me because I am ready to clear my name.”

Adeyemi also disclosed that his legal team was already handling the case and maintained that he possesses a valid appointment letter.

“I have a letter of appointment. However, since the matter is in the court, I won’t be able to say much about it. I am on medication. I am a bit down, I am sick,” he added.

When asked directly whether he was a criminal, he responded: “No, I am not a criminal. However, the court will do justice to that.”

On the involvement of Gbajabiamila, Adeyemi claimed the President’s Chief of Staff was fully aware of the appointment.

“Yes,” he answered when asked if Gbajabiamila knew about it.

Asked whether the confirmation came through the Chief of Staff’s office, he replied: “Yes, let the court vindicate all those things.”

He also defended his activities across government institutions, arguing that he could not have openly engaged ministries, departments and agencies for years if the organisation truly did not exist.

“No Nigerian can dare do that. I could not have summoned the courage to be going from one place to another for almost three years. Nigeria is not a banana republic,” he said.

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