Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Bola Tinubu to suspend his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, over a ₦400 million bribery scandal.
The allegation was brought forward by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Atiku argued that the suspension is necessary to allow for an independent investigation into the claims and a related budgetary controversy.
Recall that prior to the allegation, Gbajabiamila had in a statement claimed that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council does not exist.
However, Atiku pointed out that the federal government had allocated ₦27.4 billion to the exact same agency in the 2026 national budget. The former Vice President noted that this contradiction creates massive credibility gaps for the Chief of Staff and raises serious questions about the integrity of the entire national
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