The presidency has called on politicians and members of the public who are weaponising tge claim by the Director General of Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council to refrain from swallowing his narrative hook, line and sinker.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued Wednesday said they are advised to await the trial of Adeyemi and his accomplices, as well as the court’s judgement, as comments made today are sub judice.
He recalled that the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila first blew the whistle on the existence of the “illegal agency” following complaints from officials of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council that another government agency appeared to be functioning at cross-purposes with it.
Onanuga noted that on October 17, Gbajabiamila in a letter, asked the DSS and the Police to probe the activities of ‘fraudsters and imposters’ forging appointment letters purportedly from his office.
He stressed that the letter to the security agencies was accompanied by a copy of the forged appointment letter, a copy of the request for a note verbal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and pictures of engagements obtained from the illegal agency’s website.
Onanuga further recalled that in a letter on October 15, 2025, the Foreign Affairs Ministry wrote to the office of the National Security Adviser and the Chief of Staff to the President, requesting clarification on the status of Adeyemi’s agency.
The letter, which Ambassador Anderson Madubuike signed, followed Adeyemi’s October 10 meeting with ambassadors at the Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Asokoro, without recourse to the ministry.
“This act contravenes extant rules and regulations guiding diplomatic practices globally,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its letter.
Onanuga stressed that around the time the Chief of Staff lodged the complaint with the security agencies, the existence of the fake agency had raised concerns within the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
He added: “The case of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew is a clear case of a con artist who appears to have built a web of false claims to deceive unsuspecting government officials and the public into playing by his scam book. He has a history of false presentation.
“Politicians and members of the public who are weaponising Adeyemi’s claim against the Chief of Staff should refrain from swallowing his narrative hook, line and sinker.
“They are advised to await the trial of Adeyemi and his accomplices, as well as the court’s judgement, as comments made today are sub judice.”