Head of Service Admits Lapse in Recognising Fake Council

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council says its probe has confirmed that the appointment letter presented by the council’s Director-General, Adeyemi, was fake.

Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi made di disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday, saying di Head of the Civil Service of di Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, also confirmed that both the appointment letter and the Act presented by the DG were forged.

Walson-Jack, who appeared before di committee in compliance with its summons, admitted that her office failed to carry out adequate due diligence before recognising di council because di documents appeared genuine.

She accepted responsibility for di lapse and said stricter verification measures would be put in place to prevent a recurrence.