ICPC Arraigns PFIPC’s Adeyemi On 22 Fresh Counts Of Forgery, Impersonation

The Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Similar Offences Fee (ICPC) has arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi l on 22 contemporary counts bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation and similar offences over his purported declare to the location of Director-Basic of the Presidential Overseas Funding Promotion Council (PFIPC).

Adeyemi used to be arraigned on Thursday ahead of the FCT Top Court docket in Abuja, the place he pleaded no longer in charge to the entire fees.

The contemporary arraignment adopted the placing out of an previous eight-count rate towards him by way of the Federal Top Court docket in Abuja on October 12, after the Federal Govt sought to discontinue the court cases following a overview by way of the Lawyer-Basic of the Federation (AGF).

The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, had knowledgeable the court docket that the overview established that the alleged offences fell throughout the jurisdiction of the FCT Top Court docket, moderately than the Federal Top Court docket, the place the police to begin with filed the costs.

The prosecution therefore filed a contemporary 22-count rate ahead of the FCT Top Court docket.

Within the new rate, the ICPC alleged that Adeyemi cast a letter dated March 8, 2024, purportedly signed by way of Femi Gbajabiamila, Leader of Personnel to President Bola Tinubu, appointing him as Director-Basic of the PFIPC.

The fee accused Adeyemi of the usage of cast paperwork to painting the purported council as a sound executive establishment and achieve get admission to to executive amenities and reliable processes.

Different allegations come with forging an government order purportedly setting up the council and a legislative device titled the Presidential Financial Advisory Council and the PFIPC.

The ICPC additionally accused him of forging a report addressed to the Accountant-Basic of the Federation to hunt acclaim for the purported company to function throughout the executive’s monetary reporting construction.

Some other depend pertains to paperwork allegedly submitted to the Nationwide Data Era Construction Company (NITDA) to procure a website title for the council.

The fee additional alleged that Adeyemi used cast paperwork, introduced to the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Financial system, to hunt greater than N27 billion for the established order of the purported company, in addition to N3.8 billion for group of workers prices.

In separate counts, the ICPC accused Adeyemi of providing monetary inducements to 2 executive officers to facilitate get admission to to executive sources.

In keeping with the fee, he allegedly gave N210,000 to Aminu Abdullahi, an assistant leader technical officer within the Workplace of the Secretary to the Govt of the Federation, to facilitate the allocation of place of business house with out reliable authorisation.

He used to be additionally accused of giving N300,000 to Ogaba Harry, an officer within the Workplace of the Leader Financial Adviser to the President, to facilitate the discharge of a Prado game application automobile and a Land Cruiser.

The fee additional alleged that Adeyemi got N20 million from Oyekunle Gbenga, managing director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Restricted, below the pretence of a undertaking facilitation mortgage.

The cash used to be allegedly related to a purported N2.8 billion contract to furnish and renovate the reliable place of abode of the PFIPC director-general.

The alleged offences reportedly took place between 2024 and 2026 and are punishable below related provisions of the Penal Code, the Advance Price Fraud and Different Fraud Similar Offences Act, and the Corrupt Practices and Different Similar Offences Act.

Adeyemi has denied the allegations. He has additionally one after the other accused Gbajabiamila of amassing N400 million via a proxy in reference to the appointment letter. The allegation stays Adeyemi’s declare and has no longer been established by way of the costs defined ahead of the court docket.

Following Adeyemi’s plea, ICPC suggest, Fatima Bardi, requested the court docket to mend a date for the graduation of trial.

Then again, defence suggest, Ibrahim Angulu, made an oral bail utility, prompting the presiding pass judgement on, Halilu Yusuf, to direct him to record a proper written utility.

Angulu agreed to conform to the directive however suggested the court docket to time table an early listening to, bringing up his consumer’s extended detention and well being issues.

The defence suggest instructed the court docket that Adeyemi had spent 155 days in detention and possessed a clinical document from the police medical institution the place he had won remedy.

The pass judgement on therefore adjourned the case till November 9 for trial and conceivable listening to of the bail utility.