The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeyemi Adeniyi, before its investigative committee within 48 hours.

The order was issued on Monday during the resumed hearing of the House committee investigating the activities of the controversial council at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

Representing the IGP, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi appeared before the committee and was directed to ensure Adeyemi is brought before lawmakers by noon on Wednesday.

The committee is investigating how the PFIPC, despite not being legally established, allegedly secured office space at Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a budget allocation of ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

The directive followed the Nigeria Police Force’s confirmation that it is investigating petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, accusing Adeyemi of falsely presenting himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

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Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi said Adeyemi’s appearance was necessary because of the seriousness of the allegations.

“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity are involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved.

“It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents to us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time,” Gagdi said.

The committee then directed its clerk to formally notify the Inspector-General of Police.

“The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria do kindly present Mr Adeyemi on Wednesday by 12 noon. That is the ruling of the committee,” Gagdi declared.

Earlier, ACP Abdullahi told lawmakers that although investigations were still ongoing, the police had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court.

“The Nigerian Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight-count charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing,” he said.

He added that the suspect had been arrested and arraigned but warned against making statements that could affect the ongoing investigation or court proceedings.

“We don’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision,” Abdullahi said.

The police also confirmed that the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President petitioned security agencies on October 17, 2025, over allegations against Adeyemi, leading to investigations and criminal charges bordering on conspiracy and fraud.

Investigators further confirmed receiving another petition alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

According to the police, the petition alleged that Adeyemi used the claimed office to secure accommodation at the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 personnel, attempted to obtain a $1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act for the non-existent agency, and planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the council.

During the hearing, the committee compared signatures on documents said to have come from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with genuine official documents obtained by the police.

Asked whether the signatures matched, the police witness replied, “They are not the same.”

The committee said the difference raised further concerns that official State House documents may have been forged.

Gagdi said, “So, it is not only a letter that was suspected to be forged? We are dealing with documents that include what is said to be a forged Act of the National Assembly in an attempt to establish a fake agency.”

He disclosed that investigators had identified about 29 allegedly forged documents, including purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Ministry of Finance and several other government institutions.

According to him, representatives of many of the affected agencies had appeared before the committee and denied issuing the documents linked to their offices.

Gagdi said the committee had deliberately avoided asking the police to reveal information that could interfere with ongoing criminal investigations.

“We are avoiding a situation whereby they will be pushed to make statements that will undermine their ongoing investigation,” he said.