The senate on Wednesday rejected a motion seeking an investigation into the inclusion of the presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
The Senate decision was sequel to a point of order raised by Senator Kawu Sumaila.
He urged the upper chamber to investigate how the agency, which the presidency has described as non-existent, secured a budgetary allocation of N1.3 billion.
Sumaila said the controversy directly affects the integrity of the senate, the credibility of the national assembly and its constitutional oversight and appropriation responsibilities.
In his prayers, Senator Kawu urged the Senate to condemn in the strongest terms the administrative lapses, internal collaborations, or fraudulent schemes that enabled a purportedly nonexistent or unauthorised entity under Budget Code: 0111062001 to be incorporated into the 2026 Appropriation Act.
After the presentation of the motion, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, APC, who presided over the plenary, asked that the issue should not be discussed against the backdrop that the Executive was already handling the matter.
According to Jibrin, President Bola Tinubu had already asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the matter as he urged the Senate to wait for the executive.
