Embattled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has claimed he borrowed the N400m he paid to secure his appointment letter.
According to him, his lenders have since written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), demanding a refund.
Adeyemi spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night, weeks after he accused the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of collecting the same N400m through a proxy to facilitate the appointment.
“I borrowed this money. In fact, those that I borrowed this money from have reported to the EFCC. I borrowed this money to pay for this appointment. They have written to the EFCC, asking me to refund their money.
“So, I’m not even here to pay the money back. I borrowed this money,” he said.
Adeyemi described the government’s handling of the matter as “very, very unfortunate” and accused unnamed “actors in the government” of embarrassing him.
“Imagine the government claiming I manoeuvre the whole system. It’s unfortunate,” he said.
Asked about reports that a United States lobbying firm was helping him seek asylum, Adeyemi said he was learning of the development from media reports, like everyone else.
