Adeniyi Adeyemi Faces 22 Counts of Fraud Over N30bn Scheme

Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, has been re-arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on 22 counts of forgery, impersonation, and fraud. The charges involve an alleged fraudulent request for N30.8bn in government funding.

Adeyemi appeared before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty. The prosecution alleges that he forged official documents to present the non-existent council as a legitimate agency, seeking over N27bn as a take-off grant and N3.8bn for personnel costs.

He is accused of using forged documents signed by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, to establish his claimed position. The charges also include offering bribes to government officials to facilitate the allocation of office space and vehicles, as well as obtaining N20m under false pretenses related to a fictitious contract.

The alleged offences occurred between 2024 and 2026.