Veteran journalist and political analyst Mahmud Jega has questioned the circumstances surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) controversy, asking how a reportedly fake presidential appointment letter allegedly led to the allocation of office space within the Federal Secretariat.
Jega raised the concerns during an interview on Arise News, according to a video published on the broadcaster’s official YouTube channel on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Commenting on the controversy, he said the case raises broader questions about institutional accountability, arguing that investigators should determine how multiple government agencies allegedly recognised the PFIPC despite concerns over its legal status.
During the interview, Jega asked: “How did such a fake presidential appointment letter manage to secure office accommodation in the heart of the Federal Secretariat, allocated by the Office of the Head of Service, which also asked the ICPC to surrender one of the properties it had confiscated to this agency to serve as its office?”
He also questioned how the agency allegedly received other forms of official recognition, including budgetary acknowledgment, bank account approvals, office allocation and security arrangements.
According to Jega, investigators should establish how each of those administrative actions was approved before reaching conclusions about individual responsibility or institutional failures.
He maintained that resolving the controversy requires examining the roles of every relevant institution rather than focusing on a single individual or allegation.
Jega concluded that a credible investigation should provide answers to the outstanding questions surrounding the official approvals and administrative actions linked to the PFIPC, adding that transparency and due process are essential to strengthening public confidence in the outcome.
He referenced the interview segment, directing viewers to watch from 05:07 to 05:30.
