Fake agency drama: I have never met Gbajabiamila physically, says Adeyemi

Adeniyi Adeyemi the head of the unverified Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) currently in the eye of the storm has said he has never physically met Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff.

Breaking his silence during a Tuesday interview with social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), Adeyemi clarified that he has never physically met Gbajabiamila. Instead, he revealed that his purported appointment was brokered entirely through a third party.

“I would not say he (Gbajabiamila) is lying, and I won’t say he is saying the truth,” Adeyemi stated. “I think three times I have spoken with Gbajabiamila, through my late friend, Dolapo Tanimola. No, it was not on video call.”

Adeyemi questioned Gbajabiamila’s June 11 disclaimer during an earlier press conference on June 26, where he initially appealed to President Tinubu to set up an investigative panel to uncover the truth. He maintains that he possesses extensive documented evidence to back his claims and is prepared to cooperate fully with law enforcement.

“I am willing and ready to help security agencies or the panel by Mr. President to unravel the truth,” Adeyemi said during the interview. “In fact, any moment from now, I will go to the DSS or police to submit all the documents I have to help them investigate and look into this matter.”

President Bola Tinubu ordered a swift 30-day ICPC investigation into the shadowy, “phantom” government agency, after its self-styled leader dragged Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila into an explosive multi-billion naira scandal involving bribery claims and a ₦10 billion defamation threat.

The independent probe by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) follows a brewing legal battle. Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff  threatened a ₦10 billion defamation lawsuit against Adeniyi Adeyemi the head of the unverified Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) on July 7 over allegations involving bribery and murder. The presidency had previously distanced itself from both Adeyemi and the PFIPC in June, firmly stating that the organization does not exist under the current administration and that Gbajabiamila’s office never authorized the appointment.

With the ICPC now officially mandated to spearhead the investigation, the next 30 days will be critical in determining whether Adeyemi’s documented evidence holds weight, or if the PFIPC was entirely an elaborate hoax operating outside government corridors.