Nigeria’s House of Representatives has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate how more than ₦1.3 billion was allocated in the 2026 budget to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), an agency the Presidency says doesn’t legally exist.
The probe, chaired by Rep. Yusuf Gagdi of Plateau State, follows revelations that PFIPC relied on a fabricated legal citation, “Chapter N2117,” which records show was never enacted.
Lawmakers will trace how the allocation moved through both executive and legislative budget stages, summon the Budget Minister and Budget Office chief to explain vetting procedures, and verify all agencies listed in the 2025 and 2026 budgets against their actual enabling laws.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu revealed he was personally misled by the group, after his office received a letter bearing the Presidency’s insignia and a government website, before his team confirmed the group actually occupied office space at the Federal Secretariat.
Lawmakers also directed that no funds be released to PFIPC pending the outcome, as separate ICPC and police investigations continue.
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