The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating allegations involving the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) says it does not invite or interrogate Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, as part of its work. The panel chair and other lawmakers explain that their focus lies elsewhere within the committee’s mandate.
According to reports, lawmakers state that the committee’s first responsibility is to determine how the PFIPC came into existence and to identify who established the agency, rather than to question individuals not directly within that scope. Premium Times quotes the chair making that distinction, while the Daily Post Nigeria similarly reports that the reason given is tied to the committee’s terms of reference.
The outlets present the same core justification: the committee argues it is investigating the origins and establishment of PFIPC and its creation, and that Gbajabiamila is not within the specific investigative remit. Both reports frame the lawmakers’ position as a procedural and mandate-based decision rather than a comment on the substance of the allegations.
