The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has honoured the invitation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the ICPC, and given his own statement in the ongoing case involving the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, known as the PFIPC.
According to a statement issued by his lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila appeared at the commission at about 3 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2026, where he gave his testimony, responded to questions accordingly and returned to his duty post. The statement said he acted as directed by the President of Nigeria and in full cooperation with the commission.
The PFIPC controversy began after the self-acclaimed director-general of the disputed agency, Adeniyi Adeyemi, alleged during a press conference that Gbajabiamila demanded 48 per cent of the agency's 27.3 billion naira takeoff grant.
Adeyemi further alleged that the chief of staff received 400 million naira through a proxy. Gbajabiamila has denied the allegations, and his appearance before the ICPC forms part of the process of clearing his name over the claims.
In parallel, a committee of the House of Representatives investigating the alleged establishment of the PFIPC has summoned the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to explain how the controversial agency obtained an office allocation in the federal secretariat.
The summons followed a submission by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, who told the committee that her office never allocated office space or deployed any staff to the agency, deepening the questions around how the body came into being.
President Tinubu has directed that the investigation into the matter be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days, as the various inquiries into the agency and the funding allegations continue.