NDC Insists On Gbajabiamila’s Sack Over Link To Fake Presidential Interventionist Agency, Bribery Allegations

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has sued for the immediate removal from office of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, over his alleged involvement in the controversy relating to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC.

This is as the party called for the institution of an independent probe panel to carry out a thorough inquest into the actual circumstances surrounding the phantom interventionist agency.

The Source reports that  Prince Mathew Adeniyi Adeyemi, the acclaimed Director -General DG  of the PFIPC had accused  Gbajabiamila of not only being aware of his appointment as the agency’s head, but also its operations, including the allocation  of office space ,  opening of CBN domiciliary accounts, 2026 budgetary allocations, and designation of no fewer than 300 staffers for the agency from the Office of the Head of Service HoS of the Federation.

Adeyemi particularly alleged that Gbajabiamila requested and collected N400 million by proxy to facilitate his appointment as the agency’s DG., with an outstanding balance of N200 million to be paid to him.

However ,the Presidency, in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday, while exonerating the Chief of Staff, described Adeyemi as a conman who is already facing prosecution over his dubious activities in relation to the controversial interventionist agency.

However, many, including the opposition political camp appear not to be persuaded by the seemingly feeble defence put up by the Presidency, with deafening campaigns being mounted for an independent and unfettered investigation of the entire development.

In a statement from its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the NDC, while describing the allegations against Gbajabiamila as damning and troubling, insisted that the only way anxious and concerned Nigerians would be assuaged is for the  President’s Chief of Staff to be eased out of office and investigation conducted to unravel the facts behind the controversy.

The Party maintained that the scandal raises critical questions bordering the level of accountability, transparency, and the integrity of Tinubu’s administration.

The NDC urged all relevant authorities, including the anti-corruption commissions to prioritize the investigation of the sordid affairs surrounding the non-existent agency.

The NDC statement reads in part: