PFIPC Saga Deepens as OSGF Document Clears Adeyemi for Canada Summit

The controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) escalated on Tuesday after fresh documents revealed that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) officially approved Mr Adeniyi Adeyemi’s trip to Canada for the 2025 Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS).

The Presidency had earlier denied the existence of the PFIPC and accused Adeyemi of forging documents and making false claims regarding the council.

It also directed security agencies, including the DSS, Police and EFCC, to investigate individuals within government institutions who may have supported the alleged operation.

Despite the denial, a document obtained by Vanguard showed that Engr. Nadungu Gagare, Permanent Secretary of the Political and Economic Affairs Office in the OSGF, approved Adeyemi’s participation in the summit scheduled for August 3–8, 2025.

The letter, signed on behalf of the SGF, invited Adeyemi to join Nigeria’s delegation to the event and encouraged him to mobilise other stakeholders.

“In accordance with Mr President’s Economic Strategies on the Agenda. I invite you to participate in and join the Nigerian delegation to Canada from August 3rd to 8th, 2025,” the document read.

“The CAFS Summit highlights strategic roles in Digital Finance and Technology, among stakeholders worldwide.”

The letter added that the summit would help strengthen bilateral trade ties and attract foreign direct investment to Nigeria.

“Given the above, you are urgently requested to register and involve other stakeholders in the programme. Your experience, technical support, and presence will strengthen this delegation,” it stated.

The latest development has intensified the dispute involving the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Adeyemi.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar also criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying scandals had become a recurring feature of governance.

“The issue is no longer one scandal or another. The issue is the pattern. And when scandals become a pattern of governance, the inevitable conclusion is this: you are no longer managing scandals; you have become the scandal itself,” Atiku stated through his spokesman, Phrank Shaibu.

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) equally demanded an independent forensic probe into the matter, saying the Presidency could not avoid accountability over the allegations.

In a separate reaction, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asked Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to release documents relating to the approval of more than N1.3 billion allocated to the PFIPC in the 2026 budget.

SERAP argued that the conflicting accounts surrounding the council raised “serious concerns regarding the integrity of Nigeria’s appropriations process, legislative oversight, public financial management and accountability.”

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