HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION APPEARS BEFORE REPS PANEL INVESTIGATING PFIPC CONTROVERSY

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), DIDI WALSON-JACK, yesterday appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

The 12-member committee was inaugurated to probe the process through which the PFIPC was included in the 2026 budget, as well as the allocation of ₦1.3 billion to what lawmakers described as an illegal government agency in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

The controversy surrounding the PFIPC follows allegations by the self-acclaimed Director-General of the disputed agency, ADENIYI ADEYEMI, who claimed during a press conference that the Chief of Staff to the President, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, demanded a 48 per cent kickback from the agency’s ₦27.3 billion take-off grant., allegedly received ₦400 million through a proxy while demanding an additional ₦200 million to facilitate presidential approvals.

However, in a statement made under oath, GBAJABIAMILA denied the allegations, insisting that he had no personal, official or professional relationship with the defendant and also denied demanding or receiving any money, abusing his office or interfering with law enforcement agencies.