The self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has declared his readiness to cooperate fully with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as it investigates the controversial agency the Presidency insists does not exist.

Adeyemi made the declaration on Tuesday during an Instagram interview with social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, hours after President Bola Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate the activities of the purported council and submit a comprehensive report within 30 days.

He said he was prepared to hand over documents in his possession to security agencies, insisting they would help investigators uncover the truth behind the controversy.

“I am willing and ready to help security agencies or any panel set up by Mr President to unravel the truth.

“In fact, any moment from now, I will go to the DSS or the police to submit all the documents I have to help them investigate and look into this matter,” Adeyemi said.

According to him, the documents should be thoroughly examined to determine their authenticity and establish the facts surrounding the agency.

“They should authenticate them. They should verify them. They should unravel the truth,” he added.

Adeyemi also questioned how the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council appeared in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite the Presidency’s insistence that the agency was never established.

“When the Presidency, through the Chief of Staff, said the agency does not exist, I wondered how an agency that found its way into the national budget could suddenly be described as fake,” he said.

He claimed he was in detention for 23 days while the 2026 budget was being prepared and therefore played no role in the budget process.

“I was in detention for 23 days during the period the budget was being prepared. I did not prepare or defend any budget, and nobody went to defend it on my behalf. That is why I am confused about how the agency found its way into the national budget,” he stated.

Responding to questions about his allegations against the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Adeyemi said he preferred an independent investigation rather than making further accusations.

“I wouldn’t say he’s lying, and I wouldn’t say he’s telling the truth. That is why I requested that Mr President set up an investigative panel to unravel the truth, so we will know those involved,” he said.

Adeyemi also alleged that he survived an attack by gunmen near Zuma Rock in September 2025 and maintained that his involvement with the council was driven by a desire to attract foreign investment into Nigeria.

“I don’t really have a negative plan. It’s all about passion for the country. That agency is to bring foreign investors to Nigeria and make Nigeria a preferred destination for investment,” he said.

President Tinubu had earlier directed the ICPC to investigate the operations of the purported agency, including the alleged use of forged appointment letters and official government documents to obtain recognition, diplomatic support and visa facilitation.

The President also ordered investigators to examine allegations that multiple bank accounts were opened in the names of purported government agencies using forged documents.

The directive follows mounting pressure from civil society organisations, senior lawyers and opposition figures, who have demanded a thorough investigation into how the council allegedly operated from the Federal Secretariat Complex, opened accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, appeared in the 2026 national budget with a ₦1.3 billion allocation and engaged diplomatic missions without any enabling law or presidential approval.

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, who represents Adeyemi, has also questioned how the council was captured in the national budget if its appointment documents were indeed forged. He has called on the ICPC to investigate both Adeyemi and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila.

The Presidency, however, has maintained that the Federal Government never established the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and has denied any link between Gbajabiamila and the alleged scheme, stating that police forensic analysis confirmed the signature on Adeyemi’s appointment letter was forged.