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Calls grow for an independent investigation into how an agency disowned by the Presidency allegedly secured budgetary allocation, government office space, staff postings and official accounts.

Prominent Nigerians and political groups have called for an independent investigation into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, insisting that the Federal Government has serious questions to answer.

Those demanding a probe include human rights lawyer Femi Falana, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and other civil society and political groups.

The controversy centres on the PFIPC, which the Presidency has reportedly disowned as a non-existent agency despite reports that the organisation appeared in the 2026 national budget with an allocation running into billions of naira.

Questions have also been raised over reports that the organisation allegedly operated from a government facility, had civil servants posted to it and maintained official financial accounts.

Reacting to the controversy, Falana questioned how an organisation said not to have been legally established could allegedly find its way into the national budget and operate within government structures.

He argued that the matter goes beyond the individual accused of running the organisation and called for a full investigation into the government institutions and officials whose actions may have allowed the situation to happen.

Atiku also demanded a transparent and independent investigation, arguing that Nigerians deserve clear answers on how the organisation allegedly operated across government institutions if it was truly unknown to the Presidency.

The NDC described the controversy as deeply troubling and called for a comprehensive investigation into the alleged budgetary allocations, account openings, staff approvals and financial transactions connected to the organisation.

The party also called for all relevant government officials and institutions connected to the controversy to be questioned as part of the investigation.

The growing calls for a probe have increased pressure on the Federal Government to explain how the PFIPC allegedly gained access to official government processes despite the Presidency’s position that the organisation was not a legitimate government agency.

Those demanding an investigation insist that only an open and independent probe can establish the truth, identify possible failures within government institutions and restore public confidence.