The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has filed an eight-count criminal charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, convener of the alleged presidential foreign intervention promotion council, over the controversy surrounding the agency.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said the charges were filed against Adeyemi and two alleged accomplices at the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 27, 2025.
According to Onanuga, Adeyemi is expected to appear in court on July 27, 2026.
He said Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, had alerted the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force in October 2025 after complaints emerged that the alleged agency was operating alongside the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
Onanuga said Gbajabiamila informed security agencies that forged appointment letters bearing his signature, reference numbers and official seals were being used to legitimise the fictitious agency.
He added that police arrested Adeyemi in Abuja on October 27, 2025, and recovered forged documents during searches of his office and residence.
“Based on their investigations, the police filed an eight-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Adeyemi and two of his accomplices on November 27, 2025. He is due in court on July 27,” Onanuga said.
“Adeyemi was on police bail when he recently claimed that the Chief of Staff had appointed him as DG of the fictitious agency.”
twist in the tale
The presidential spokesperson further revealed that Adeyemi told police that one Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola helped him secure the fake appointment letter.
“Following his claim, the police went after the said Tanimola. The Police found that Tanimola died in a fire incident at Kachi Hotel in Abuja on 22 October, five days before Adeyemi’s arrest,” Onanuga said.
“Tanimola’s body was seen by the police at the morgue, confirming the death.
“The police were able to establish that the agency Adeyemi purportedly headed was fictitious, that he forged his appointment letter and the documents recovered in his office and home, that he falsely paraded himself as a government appointee, and that he falsely solicited a note verbale from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to enable him and his staff to obtain US visas.”
Earlier, on June 11, Gbajabiamila stated that the alleged presidential foreign intervention promotion council does not exist under the current administration.
The chief of staff also denied claims that his office appointed Adeniyi Adeyemi to head the organisation.
Adeyemi, however, challenged Gbajabiamila’s statement, questioning how the alleged agency appeared in the 2026 budget if, as maintained by the presidency, it does not exist.
A review of the 2026 Appropriation Act showed that the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council is listed under the presidency with a total allocation of N1,302,978,784.
The budget breakdown includes N802,978,783 for personnel costs, N200,000,001 for overhead expenditure and N300,000,000 for capital projects.