PFIPC Probe: How forged State House letter paved way for fake agency – Accountant-General

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The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, has disclosed that a forged letter purportedly issued by the State House, Nigeria’s seat of power, misled government authorities into granting official administrative recognition to the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

Following standard administrative procedures, the Office of the Accountant-General approved the request, created the code and communicated its decision to the State House, with a copy forwarded to the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) After the approval, the office received several additional requests from the purported council, including applications for self-accounting status, the deployment of personnel, the opening of Treasury Single Account and domiciliary accounts, as well as funding approval requests.