The embattled presumed Director General of the controversial ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC),’ Adeniyi Adeyemi, has broken his silence following the Presidency’s public denial of the agency’s existence.
Vowing to clear his name, Adeyemi alleged that his current ordeal is the direct result of a major fallout with the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over a multi-billion-naira take-off grant.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Adeyemi accused senior government officials of deliberately attempting to frustrate his activities after he refused to comply with specific financial demands.
He fiercely denied any wrongdoing and laid a staggering bribery and extortion allegation at the doorstep of the President’s Chief of Staff.
“The major rationale behind the disagreement between myself and the Chief of Staff is that he allegedly requested 48 per cent of the take-off grant (₦27,395,510,136) from the same agency, which he denies, which I rejected after he collected a total sum of ₦400 million by proxy, with a remaining balance of ₦200 million to secure the said appointment,” Adeyemi claimed.
These explosive allegations come amid growing controversy and in the immediate wake of a lengthy rebuttal by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, who completely disowned the agency and labeled the entire operation as a scam.
Despite the Presidency’s position, Adeyemi dismissed claims labeling him as a con artist, insisting that he was lawfully appointed to head the organisation and is fully prepared to defend his mandate.
When pressed by the programme host regarding the source of funding used to pay the salaries of staff currently under the disputed council, Adeyemi declined to provide operational specifics, citing ongoing legal proceedings.
“Mr Seun, I don’t want to talk much about it since the matter is in court. In fact, I’m restricted from talking since the matter is in the courts. So let’s just get to the courts, Ok?” he stated, maintaining that the absolute truth would be unraveled before a judge.
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Displaying defiance in the face of the scandal, Adeyemi expressed his absolute readiness to face the legal consequences of the saga to vindicate himself.
When asked directly if he was prepared to face the law, he responded affirmatively. “Definitely, sir. If I’m wrong, let the court of law do that, and if I’m right, let the court of law do that; do the right thing,” he declared.
Urging the public to closely observe the impending legal battle, he concluded, “Let the court take its course. Since my lawyers are involved, everybody will follow us. They will monitor the whole thing. Then let the court of competent jurisdiction do what they need to.”
The controversy over the matter took a new turn after the presidency disowned the organisation Adeyemi claimed to be heading. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga accused him of impersonation and forgery of official documents.
“We are aware of the public interest in the matter of a man called Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who has been parading himself as the director-general of a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council,” Onanuga said in a statement.
“The case of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew is a clear case of a con artist who appears to have built a web of false claims to deceive unsuspecting government officials and the public into playing by his scam book. He has a history of fraudulent misrepresentation,” he said.
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