Adeyemi says he borrowed N100m to secure Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council DG appointment

Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the director-general of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has said he borrowed N100 million to secure the appointment and is now being investigated after the lenders reported him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the unpaid debt.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Adeyemi said the funds he used in connection with the appointment were obtained through loans, insisting the creditors have now asked the EFCC to compel him to repay them.

“I borrowed this money. In fact, those that I borrowed this N100 million from have reported me to the EFCC. They are asking me to refund their money. I borrowed this money to pay for this appointment,” he said.

Adeyemi is at the centre of allegations of forgery and impersonation following questions over the legitimacy of the PFIPC. The presidency has maintained that no such council exists and stated that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.

The controversy prompted President Bola Tinubu on July 7 to direct the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the matter.

Addressing separate allegations that he falsely claimed to have received an appointment from the United Nations, Adeyemi dismissed the accusations as a coordinated smear campaign.

According to him, the claims are politically motivated and intended to damage his reputation rather than examine the available documents. He also described as embarrassing suggestions that he manipulated government processes to present himself as a presidential appointee.

Adeyemi further denied reports that he was working with a United States-based lobbying firm to secure asylum abroad. He said he has no intention of leaving Nigeria, adding that claims he planned to flee the country were false and part of efforts to undermine him on social media.

“I’m still in Nigeria. I’m not going anywhere,” he said.

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