Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung has called for senior government officials to be held accountable in the controversy over the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
NaijaTrend earlier reported here that the ADC demanded a judicial inquiry into the PFIPC allegations. Dalung’s comments add another political voice to the pressure for a broader probe.
Daily Post, Punch and Channels TV reported that Dalung spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday. He named President Bola Tinubu, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, the DSS director-general, the EFCC chairman and the CBN governor among officials he said should be held accountable.
“These people, in my view, played roles in embarrassing Nigeria,” Dalung said, according to the reports.
He argued that no credible investigation could ignore the office of the Chief of Staff, alleging that access to the Presidential Villa is tightly controlled. Punch and Channels TV quoted him as saying that Gbajabiamila should step aside to allow a proper investigation.
The Presidency has dismissed renewed claims by Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew that he was appointed to head a presidential agency, describing him as an impostor who allegedly forged official documents linked to the non-existent PFIPC.
Sources: Daily Post, Punch, Channels TV
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