PEAC scandal: CUPP calls for resignation of Gbajabiamila

By Jude Opara

Certainly that last has not to be heard concerning the scandal surrounding the alleged illegal establishment of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) by one Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, without proper authorization by the federal government.

Reacting to the development on Friday, the acting National Chairman of the Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP), Chief Peter Ameh has called for the immediate resignation of the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who was allegedly mentioned by Adeyemi to have demanded financial gratifications for him to land the now controversial position.

In a statement he personal signed, Ameh said the minimum standard should be the immediate resignation of Gbajabiamila so as to afford the necessary government agencies and institutions the unhindered access to investigate the development.

He wondered how a single individual could manage to set up the said agency and also have it captured in the 2026 budget, got approved by the National Assembly during the budget defense and also with verifiable accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

“In light of these grave allegations touching on the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, I call on him to immediately resign his position and others too should also resign from office immediately. This is the bare minimum expected to pave the way for an independent and thorough inquiry into the allegations against him and others involved. The arrogance of power must stop. Nigerians deserve a government that upholds integrity, transparency, and the rule of law.

“According to available information, the 2026 Budget Call Circular issued by the Budget Office of the Federation was directed to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), not individual or private citizens. Yet, someone within the Presidency inserted this agency into the budget proposal. This proposal was subsequently defended by the Presidency during bilateral discussions with the Budget Office, approved by the Federal Executive Council, reviewed by the relevant National Assembly Committee, and defended before the National Assembly. It received approval based on the presented mandate and was forwarded for presidential assent”.

The former presidential candidate further argued that for this level of heist to succeed, there must be insider collaborators from the various government agencies that approved budget for an agency they claim is non existent.

“This process implicates multiple high-level actors across the Presidency, the Budget Office of the Federation, and the National Assembly, raising serious questions that demand immediate answers. The involvement of such a high budget allocation through established governmental channels points to what appears to be a criminal conspiracy at the highest levels of governance.

“The greatest danger in this scandal is the shocking admission that a fraudster successfully misled the Attorney General of the Federation into opening a bank account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for what many now question as a non-existent or improperly constituted agency. The agency maintains an official website at pfipc.gov.ng, which further complicates the narrative and underscores the need for transparency”.

Ameh equally insisted that the Presidency must exercise utmost caution to avoid any perception of using state power to silence the Director General in this matter, pending a proper, unbiased and thorough investigation

“Accountability and due process must prevail over any attempt to suppress inquiry”, he concluded