The embattled Director-General of the so-called phantom Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Prince Adeyemi Matthew on Monday wrote an open letter to President Bola Tinubu urging him to expand the scope of enquiry into the organization.
Adeyemi also called on President Tinubu to establish a multi-stakeholder panel to investigate all issue relating to the PFICP, an organisation whose existence the Presidency has denied.
The PFICP got an allocation of N1.3billion in the 2026 Budget, was given office space at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, and got approval for the recruitment of 300 staff.
In his letter to President Tinubu, Adeyemi raised concerns over his personal safety, and asked questions over the death of Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola, the intermediary in his matter.
Part of the letter reads: “Ivwrite to you not as a fugitive evading accountability, but as a Nigerian citizen who maintains an unwavering belief in equity, justice, and the rule of law.
“I commend your recent directive tasking the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) with investigating the circumstances surrounding the PFIPC Scandal and ₦1.3 billion allocation inserted into the 2026 Appropriation Bill.
“This directive is a vital first step, but the structural realities of this investigation compel me to speak out of a profound desire for absolute transparency.
“Under the current framework, obtaining a truly impartial hearing presents severe structural challenges.
“The public narrative emanating from official channels remains heavily weighted toward my immediate arrest, effectively overshadowing the gravity of the systemic vulnerabilities and high-level involvement I have brought to light.
“True accountability cannot be achieved when the agency conducting the investigation answers directly to the branch of government within which the core allegations lie.
“Furthermore, I must state clearly that walking freely into custody under the current arrangement poses an immediate, existential threat to my life.
“I have received verified, highly reliable intelligence indicating that I am targeted for elimination the moment I surface in an unmonitored environment.
“This is not an unfounded fear. My concerns are deeply validated by the highly alarming events surrounding Mr. Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola, a central intermediary in this matter.
“Official reports claim Mr. Tanimola tragically died in a sudden fire incident at Kachi Hotel in Utako, Abuja. Yet, there remains a total absence of independent eyewitness or media verification of any such inferno.
“More disturbingly, under highly unclear circumstances and without the official involvement of any federal capital regulatory agency, the entire Kachi Hotel structure was swiftly invaded by unidentified armed actors and manually demolished down to the rubble days later—effectively erasing a vital physical crime scene and erasing material evidence.
“Following this calculated destruction of a key locus of this investigation, alongside multiple direct attempts on my life and the safety of my family, I am forced to communicate from a secure, undisclosed location.
“If this investigation is to command the absolute trust of the Nigerian public and the international community, it must transcend standard bureaucratic boundaries,” Adeyemi writes.
He suggested some organisations that should be appointed members of the independent panel of enquiry to guarantee its neutraliry.
Adeyemi listed the Amnesty International, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, as organisations he suggested to be members of the panel.
He also wants independent media representatives, international financial observers, representatives from the World Bank and the IMF, human rights observers, diplomatic observers, the EFCC and ICPC to be members.
Adeyemi said he would step forward immediately the independent stakeholder panel is constituted to present comprehensive documentation and verifiable evidence.
“A system cannot credibly investigate itself when its own key actors are central to the discourse.
“By broadening this panel, you will demonstrate to the world that your administration’s commitment to anti-corruption is absolute, institutional, and above palace politics.
“The international community is closely watching how Nigeria handles this test of fiscal integrity and governance.
“I remain fully prepared to present the facts and cooperate entirely with a balanced, secure, and independent panel.”
Adeyemi sent copies of his letter to the United Nations, President Donald Trump, World Bank and the IMF.
He also sent copies to local and international media organusations.
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