PFIPC: Tinubu under pressure to drop ICPC inquiry, order independent investigation

The controversy over the alleged fake agency, Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), deepens. Several CSOs and lawyers reject President Bola Tinubu's directive to the ICPC to investigate, demanding an independent probe and the suspension of Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. PFIPC facilitator Matthew Adeyemi claims he received his appointment letter from Gbajabiamila and that N1.3 billion was budgeted for the agency in 2026. Gbajabiamila denies involvement and threatens a N10 billion defamation lawsuit. Atiku Abubakar, 2027 presidential candidate, also calls for an independent investigation.