PFIPC: Calls grow for Senate, Gbajabiamila probe as police arrest Adeyemi
Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-styled head of a purported investment council, has been arrested following a court order. The case has sparked political controversy, with calls for investigations into the Nigerian Senate's oversight and allegations against the Chief of Staff.
Why it matters
The case exposes potential corruption and lack of institutional oversight within Nigerian government agencies.
• Atiku seeks Gbajabiamila’s suspension pending probe • Former senator faults Senate’s oversight of PFIPC • Sowore alleges cover-up, demands wider investigation • Judge fixes September 30 for arraignment • Okunrounmu calls for credible, transparent investigation
The arrest of the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) , Adeniyi Adeyem i, yesterday added a new twist to the controversy surrounding the purported agency, triggering fresh calls to investigate the Senate’s oversight role and allegations involving President Bola Tinubu ’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila .
While the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC ), Atiku Abubakar , urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend Gbajabiamila, pending an investigation into corruption allegations against him, human rights activist Omoyele Sowore demanded a wider probe, as former senator Femi Okunrounmu faulted the Senate for allegedly failing to exercise effective oversight over the purported agency.
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