The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, has summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Adviser, NSA, to explain how the council allegedly operated despite concerns about its legitimacy, Peak Newspaper reports.
The summons followed a presentation by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dunoma Ahmed, who told the committee that the ministry had no official dealings with the PFIPC.
Ahmed said a man identified as Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, had approached the ministry three times seeking collaboration and endorsement to organise a World Investment Summit in Nigeria.
According to him, the requests, received in June 2025, August 2025 and June 2026, were not acted upon because of discrepancies in the correspondence and concerns over the legitimacy of the council.
The ministry also disclosed that it contacted the Office of the National Security Adviser in October 2025 for clarification on Adeyemi’s status.
The NSA reportedly responded that inquiries made with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President indicated that Adeyemi was unknown to any office of the Federal Government.
The ministry maintained that it neither participated in any diplomatic engagements involving the PFIPC nor had any official interaction with the council or its alleged director-general.
However, a committee member, Abubakar Hassan Fulata, questioned why the ministry did not take stronger action after confirming that the council lacked legal recognition.
The committee chairman said the ministry appeared to have acted appropriately by referring the matter to the NSA, but insisted that the security office must now explain what happened afterwards.
The committee subsequently summoned the Foreign Affairs Minister and the NSA to provide further clarification on the matter.
