GBAJABIAMILA APPEARS BEFORE ICPC OVER ALLEGED FAKE PRESIDENTIAL AGENCY PROBE
The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila has responded to an invitation extended to him by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission over the ongoing investigation into the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
Counsel to the Chief of Staff, Jiti Ogunye, who made the is disclosure in a release, stated that Gbajabiamila appeared before the ICPC probe panel in Abuja on Monday and responded to all questions put to him.
Ogunye said his client cooperated fully with the ICPC as part of the ongoing investigation into the activities of the ‘PFIPC’ fake agency, among others.
Gbajabiamila had last week instituted a 15 billion naira defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew over alleged demand of a 48 per cent kickback from a 27.3 billion naira take-off grant approved for a federal agency.
Besides, the plaintiff is also asking the court to direct the defendant to pin the apology on all social media platforms and online channels where the alleged defamatory statements were published for 30 days.
Also last week, Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the arrest of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi.
Justice Umar made the order following the failure of Adeyemi to appear before his court for arraignment on an eight-count criminal charge of alleged conspiracy, forgery and impersonation.
The federal government is seeking the trial of the defendant accused of running the non-existent PFIPC.
