Adeniyi Adeyemi, embattled Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, says the N400 million he paid to secure his appointment was borrowed money, and that his lenders have now petitioned the EFCC demanding a refund.
Adeniyi Adeyemi, embattled Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), says the N400 million he paid to secure his appointment letter was borrowed, and that his lenders have since petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission demanding a refund.
Adeyemi spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night, weeks after accusing the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of collecting the same N400 million through a proxy to facilitate his appointment.
“I borrowed this money. In fact, those that I borrowed this money from have reported to the EFCC. I borrowed this money to pay for this appointment. They have written to the EFCC, asking me to refund their money. So, I’m not even here to pay the money back. I borrowed this money,” he said.
The Punch reported that he described the government’s handling of the matter as “very, very unfortunate,” accusing unnamed “actors in the government” of embarrassing him.
“Imagine the government claiming I manoeuvre the whole system. It’s unfortunate,” he said.
Asked about reports that a United States lobbying firm was helping him seek asylum, Adeyemi said he only learned of the development from media reports like everyone else, adding that he does not fully know what is going on.
“I just ignore; because they sponsor a lot of people to bring my social media handle down. So, I don’t really know much what is going on again. I just hear from family and friends,” he said.
He also denied plans to flee the country, saying his social media accounts had been taken down and falsely linked to claims that he was preparing to leave Nigeria.
“They pulled my social media handle down, and they still reported that I was about to run away out of Nigeria. I’m still in Nigeria. I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
The PFIPC scandal broke after the Presidency, in a June 11 disclaimer signed by Gbajabiamila, said no such agency existed and described Adeyemi as an impostor.
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