Nigerian Senate Declines to Intervene in PFIPC Probe

The Nigerian Senate has declined to intervene in the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, stating it has not received a formal petition on the matter and that the issue is already before the courts. The Senate's position was outlined by its spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, following a plenary session on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Adaramodu acknowledged that the PFIPC has a budget line in the 2026 Appropriation Act, but emphasized that the legislature did not create or insert it. He said the executive branch must explain how the allocation for an agency the presidency claims does not exist came to be included in the national budget. The controversy centers on claims by an individual named Adeniyi Adeyemi, who describes himself as the agency's director-general, and his allegations against the president's chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.

The Senate spokesperson framed the dispute as an internal matter for the executive branch to resolve. He stated that the allegations and counter-allegations over what he termed a "fake agency and fake director-general" reside specifically between the office of the chief of staff and Adeyemi....