A video featuring Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the central figure in Nigeria’s controversial “ghost agency” scandal, has resurfaced online, intensifying public debate over the alleged fraudulent operation.
In the clip from a late June 2026 press conference, Adeyemi vigorously defends his role as Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
He directly questions the Presidency’s claim that the agencies never existed, especially since they received over ₦1.3 billion in the 2026 federal budget.
Adeyemi highlighted the multi-stage budget approval process involving technical drafting, ministerial reviews, Budget Office scrutiny, and National Assembly approval asking how a supposedly fictitious entity could secure such allocations.
He also pointed to the agency’s accounts at the Central Bank of Nigeria (including domiciliary, pounds sterling, and Treasury Single Account), questioning how these could exist with forged documents.
Furthermore, he alleged that Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, demanded 48% of the
