FG lines up Gbajabiamila, 10 other witnesses against fake agency boss

The Federal Government has listed President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and 10 other witnesses in its criminal case against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is accused of operating a fictitious government agency and forging presidential documents.

Court documents obtained on Friday, July 3, 2026, show that Adeyemi and two other suspects, identified as Femi and Anu, who are currently at large, are facing an eight-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The charges border on conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and related offences allegedly committed between 2024 and 2025.

According to the charge sheet, the defendants are accused of creating and operating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), which prosecutors described as a non-existent Federal Government agency, using forged presidential documents to give it official recognition.

The federal government has listed 11 witnesses to testify in the case, including Gbajabiamila and three officials from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

In one of the counts, prosecutors alleged that Adeyemi forged an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Tinubu and signed by Gbajabiamila to support his claim as Director-General of the PFIPC.

The prosecution also accused him of falsely presenting himself as the head of the council while using documents bearing presidential insignia, official seals, and reference numbers.

An interim investigation report by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit stated that the probe began after the Office of the Chief of Staff petitioned the police over alleged forged appointment letters purportedly issued from the Presidency.

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Investigators alleged that the forged documents were used to create leadership positions in the purported investment council and to conduct official engagements under the guise of a Federal Government agency.

The report further revealed that Adeyemi wrote to several Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeking official support, including a Note Verbale to the United States Embassy to facilitate visa applications for individuals presented as staff of the council.

Police said Adeyemi was arrested on October 27, 2025, following intelligence-led operations, adding that searches conducted at his office and residence in Suleja, Niger State, led to the recovery of forged appointment letters, official letterheads, correspondence addressed to government agencies, and other documents bearing presidential insignia.

Investigators also alleged that Adeyemi identified one Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola as the person who assisted him in obtaining the purported appointment letter. However, police said subsequent investigations revealed that Tanimola had died in a fire incident in Abuja.

The Presidency had maintained that the PFIPC never existed.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the PFIPC as a fictitious organisation and outlined the criminal case against Adeyemi, citing the police investigation, charges filed against him and what it said was a history of fraudulent conduct.