The Presidency has cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of bribery allegations made by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, describing the claims as false and the accuser as an impostor who operated a non-existent government agency.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Adeyemi falsely claimed to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council, an agency the government said does not exist.
Adeyemi had accused Gbajabiamila of demanding ₦27.39 billion as a take-off grant for the agency and collecting ₦400 million through proxies to secure his appointment, while alleging that an outstanding ₦200 million led to a fallout between them.
Rejecting the allegations, Onanuga said the Office of the Chief of Staff had already petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force in October 2025 after discovering forged appointment letters purportedly issued from the office.
According to the Presidency, investigations by the police established that Adeyemi forged his appointment letter and other official documents, falsely represented himself as a government appointee, and used the documents to seek official recognition and facilitate visa applications.
The statement further alleged that Adeyemi operated 34 bank accounts, including nine linked to fictitious agencies, and fraudulently opened a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account by misleading the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. It, however, stressed that no government funds were paid into the account.
Onanuga also maintained that Gbajabiamila neither appointed Adeyemi nor had the authority to make such appointments, noting that the responsibility rests with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
It concluded that the allegations against the Chief of Staff were baseless and founded on forged documents and false representations.
