Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly paraded himself as Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and Presidential Economic Advisory Council, has denied any wrongdoing, insisting that Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, was aware of his appointment.
Adeyemi, facing allegations of impersonation and related offences, said the matter was already before a court and expressed confidence he would be vindicated. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme via telephone interview, he rejected suggestions he was evading the law.
“Not at all,” Adeyemi said when asked if he was running from the law. “Definitely, if I am wrong, let the court of law do that; if I am right, let the court of law do the right thing.”
He maintained he had a letter of appointment and insisted Gbajabiamila had knowledge of his appointment. “Yes,” he responded when asked whether the Chief of Staff was aware. “Yes,” he also affirmed when asked if he received confirmation through Gbajabiamila’s office.
Addressing Nigerians, Adeyemi questioned whether he would have had the “temerity, the audacity” to meet with heads of ministries, departments, and agencies for nearly three years if the agency did not exist. “No Nigerian can dare do that,” he said. “Nigeria is not a banana republic.”