Reps Explain Why Gbajabiamila Was Not Questioned in PFIPC Probe

The House of Representatives has clarified why Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, was not interrogated during its investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Yusuf Gagdi, said the probe was focused on establishing how the alleged agency came into existence and whether it had any legal foundation, rather than targeting individuals mentioned in related documents.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Gagdi stressed that the committee’s mandate was to determine who created the PFIPC and under what authority.

He added that the investigation was not designed to center on Gbajabiamila, contrary to public perception.

The committee, which invited institutions and members of the public to submit memoranda, later exonerated Gbajabiamila in its findings presented in Abuja.

The probe followed allegations by Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claimed Gbajabiamila received ₦400 million through proxies linked to appointments in the PFIPC.

Gbajabiamila denied the accusations and has filed a ₦15 billion defamation suit against Adeyemi.Gagdi emphasized that the House gave the committee a broad mandate to examine the legality of the PFIPC, insisting that the investigation was about the agency’s operations, not Gbajabiamila personally.

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