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President Bola Tinubu has received an interim report from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recommending the prosecution of Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew for allegedly orchestrating a network of fake government agencies.

ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, who presented the report at the State House on Thursday, said investigations confirmed that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government and operated illegally under forged authority.

According to Aliyu, the suspect created the so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which “was never established by any law, Executive Order or valid government instrument.”

He added that the suspect used forged documents, including a fake government gazette, to legitimise the operation.

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“If you recall, there was a gazette, a law which was forged as an instrument which he used to support the fake agency. That is an illegal law that has never passed through the processes as provided by law,” Aliyu said.

The ICPC boss further disclosed that Adeyemi unlawfully took over facilities belonging to the defunct Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC).

“What we discovered was that the office of PEAC was broken into, the lock was broken, and he gained access. That was how he operated with false representation and widespread impersonation,” he stated.

Aliyu said the commission also uncovered two additional fictitious agencies allegedly created by the suspect: the FCT Investment Promotion Agency (FIPPA) and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and Public-Private Partnership.

“Our investigation revealed two other fake government agencies… to facilitate the creation of additional structures using legislative instruments styled as enabling acts,” he said.

Despite the scale of the fraud, the ICPC clarified that no Federal Government funds were disbursed to the fake entities and that the Presidency’s systems were not compromised.

“We discovered that there were no weaknesses in the system of the State House, and the fake appointment letter did not originate from the Presidency,” Aliyu noted.

However, the commission identified lapses in verification processes and inter-agency oversight, which it said were exploited with the “negligence and connivance” of some public officials.

Aliyu revealed that collaborators had been identified across several government institutions, including the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service, and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

The ICPC recommended administrative sanctions against implicated officials and called for sweeping institutional reforms to prevent future occurrences.

“The recommendations include administrative sanctions on public officers whose acts of omission and negligence facilitated the illegal operation… There is also a need for institutional reforms to strengthen internal controls across MDAs,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, said President Tinubu would review the report and consult with the Attorney-General of the Federation before taking further action.

He added that ongoing investigations by the National Assembly, the Nigeria Police Force and other agencies would complement the process, stressing that the disclosure was part of efforts to ensure transparency.

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