George Akume, Secretary To The Government Of The Federation, On The Cross Over Ghost Agency

George Akume

OpenLife News reports that the fate of George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation, may be hanging in the balance as fresh revelation implies that part of his office was used by Prince Adeniyi Matthew to operate alleged illegal agency called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC at the federal secretariat in Abuja.

According to fresh information, Esther Walson-Jack, head of the civil service of the federation (HoS), says the office space used by the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) at the federal secretariat in Abuja was allocated to the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (OSGF).

Walson-Jack spoke on Monday when she appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating the PFIPC controversy and the N1.3 billion allocated to the council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

George Akume was the governor of Benue State between 1999 and 2007.

According to analysts, there may be punitive for Akume and others it is eventually established that his actions may have helped Adeniyi Matthew to operate the alleged fake agency which is causing president Bola Tinubu huge embarrassment at the local and international spaces.

ICPC Grills Gbajabiamila Over PFIPC scandal

More so, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has interrogated Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his role in the emergence of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.