The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recommended the prosecution of Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew after an interim investigation found that he operated a fictitious government agency, forged official documents and falsely presented himself as a federal government appointee.
ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed the findings on Thursday during a press briefing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after submitting an interim report to President Bola Tinubu, exactly 30 days after the President directed the commission to investigate the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).
Aliyu said the investigation established that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government or any authorised government institution and that the PFIPC was never established by any law, executive order or other valid government instrument.
According to him, the appointment letter presented by Adeyemi, along with several other documents used to facilitate the operations of the fake agency, were completely forged.
The ICPC also found that the PFIPC unlawfully appropriated the identity, offices and operational instruments of the former Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) while engaging in widespread impersonation, false representation and other illegal activities.
The commission, however, said no Federal Government funds were approved or disbursed to the fake PFIPC or the PEAC, adding that investigators found no weaknesses in the operational systems of the State House or the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Aliyu further disclosed that the fake appointment letter did not originate from the Presidency.
He also revealed that Adeyemi allegedly established two additional fictitious government agencies-the FCT Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and Public Private Partnership (FIPA-PPP), using forged legislative instruments presented as enabling Acts to facilitate the opening of bank accounts.
While the investigation uncovered weaknesses in verification processes, inter-agency oversight and administrative procedures, the ICPC chairman said there were also acts of negligence and possible connivance that enabled the fraudulent operation.
Besides recommending Adeyemi’s prosecution, the commission called for administrative sanctions against public officers whose omissions facilitated the illegal operations and proposed far-reaching institutional reforms to prevent a recurrence.
Aliyu added that investigations are continuing into the activities, bank accounts and alleged collaborators linked to Adeyemi and the fake agencies.
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