The Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, says a fake State House letter helped the controversial Presidential Economic Advisory Council, PFIPC, gain recognition
Ogunjimi made this known on Monday while fielding questions from the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee probing the circumstances surrounding the establishment and operations of the council.
The lawmakers uncovered how a letter purportedly originating from the State House was allegedly used to secure official government recognition for the contentious PFIPC
Ogunjimi told the committee that the Office of the Accountant-General acted on what appeared to be a genuine State House correspondence requesting the creation of an administrative code for the council, only for investigations to later reveal that the letter did not originate from the Presidency.
The Accountant-General said the first interaction between his office and the purported council occurred in November 2024.
He said a letter dated November 7, 2024, bearing a State House reference number,
