The Senate on Wednesday turned down a motion seeking a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, activities and controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
The motion was sponsored by the senator representing Kano South, Suleiman Kawu, who raised it under a point of order during plenary.
Relying on Order 9 and Rule 9(c) of the Senate Standing Orders (2026), Kawu presented a motion titled, “Urgent Need to Investigate the Budgetary Allocation, Operations and Controversy Surrounding the Purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) to Safeguard the Integrity of the Senate and the Federal Government.”
According to him, “The Senate notes with concern that, in recent weeks, the public space has been inundated with allegations, controversies, accusations and counter-accusations concerning an entity known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).”
After the motion was presented, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, ruled that the matter should not proceed to debate, explaining that the Executive had already initiated action on the issue.
Jibrin informed lawmakers that President Bola Tinubu had directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the allegations, urging the Senate to allow the Executive to complete its probe before taking any further action.
