The House of Representatives has continued its investigation into the inclusion of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council in the Federal Government’s budget framework.
Lawmakers questioned the Accountant-General of the Federation over how the alleged agency obtained a budget code and gained access to government processes despite not being legally created.
The Accountant-General said officials acted based on documents submitted by the group, including what was later discovered to be a fake Act of the National Assembly and appointment letters.
He told the committee that the agency’s request for an administrative code was approved because the documents appeared to have come through official channels, adding that the alleged fake correspondence to the Treasury was later found to have been hijacked.
The Accountant-General also said the Treasury never knew that two of its staff posted to the office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President had been absorbed by the alleged agency.
Lawmakers faulted the lapses, saying officials from the Accountant-General’s office, the Head of Service, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and other agencies involved would be invited to explain their roles.
The committee also directed that staff linked to the alleged agency appear before lawmakers as investigations continue into how it secured recognition and a ₦1.32 billion allocation in the 2026 budget despite not being legally established.
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