Tag: PFIPC probe

PFIPC probe: H’Reps set to question alleged DG at undisclosed location

Aminu Imam
H'Reps to question PFIPC DG

The 10th House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, (PFIPC), said yesterday it would interrogate the Director-General of the agency, Aderemi Matthew Adeyemi, in undisclosed location to respect the constitutional principles of separation of powers. This is as the Managing Director of a private firm, Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbenga Collins, yesterday narrated before the committee how he allegedly paid N400 million to the purported PFIPC DG after being promised a contract to renovate and furnish what was presented to him as the…

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PFIPC probe: HoS admits lapses as H’Reps uncover fake documents

Aminu Imam
HoS on PFIPC

Fresh revelations have emerged in the House of Representatives’ investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, admitting that her office failed to carry out sufficient due diligence before approving requests linked to the purported agency. The admission came during Wednesday’s sitting of the House Ad Hoc Committee investigating the establishment and operations of the PFIPC, which lawmakers insist has no legal backing. Walson-Jack acknowledged that her office granted an authorised establishment and recruitment…

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