Fake Agencies Scandal: Former presidential candidate, Ameh warns against suppression of probe

Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Ameh reacting to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) warned against sweeping the scandal under the carpet.

He said the way the fake agencies found their way into the 2026 national budget speaks for itself of a highlevel conspiracy.

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Reacting through a statement on Friday, July 3, 2026, the former acting National Chairman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and former National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), wondered how an unrecognised agencies were budgeted for.

According to him, it took officials in government to obtain budget code of
(0111062001) and substantial allocation to an unrecognised.

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Ameh said there was a Budget Call Circular exclusively issued to Ministries, Agencies and Parastatals yet the PFIPC was allegedly inserted into the proposal by someone within the Presidency.

The budget was subsequently defended in bilateral sessions with the Budget Office, approved by the Federal Executive Council, scrutinized by National Assembly committees, and passed it into law after presidential assent, with input from senior ministers and presidential aides.

“The process implicates multiple high-level actors across the Presidency, the Budget Office of the Federation, and the National Assembly, raising serious questions that demand immediate answers,” Ameh said.

He highlighted the “shocking admission” that a fraudster allegedly misled the Attorney General of the Federation into opening a Central Bank of Nigeria account for the agency, which also operates an official website at pfipc.gov.ng.Nigerian economic insights

The ex-presidential candidate further warned the Presidency against any attempt to use state power to silence the agency’s Director General.

He stressed that “accountability and due process must prevail over any attempt to suppress inquiry.”

Ameh directly called on Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, and others implicated to resign immediately to allow for an independent investigation.

“The arrogance of power must stop,” he declared.

“Nigerians deserve a government that upholds integrity, transparency, and the rule of law.”

He urged the National Assembly and anti-corruption agencies to launch a full-scale, unbiased probe without delay.

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