By The Metro 
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) will represent Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is facing an eight-count charge filed by the Federal Government over alleged conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and the use of forged presidential documents.
According to Sahara Reporters, sources confirmed on Wednesday that Falana would defend Adeyemi, who recently accused the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of demanding hundreds of millions of naira to facilitate his appointment to head a government agency.
The Federal Government has, however, accused Adeyemi of forging official presidential documents and falsely presenting himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which it described as a non-existent agency.
The charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, also named two other suspects identified only as Femi and Anu, who are said to be at large.
According to the charge sheet, Adeyemi allegedly conspired with the two suspects to forge presidential appointment letters, official State House letterheads and other government documents.
The prosecution further alleged that he falsely held himself out as the Director-General of the PFIPC between 2024 and 2025 and used forged documents, including requests for office space, staff account approval and other official correspondence purportedly issued by the State House.
The case follows Adeyemi’s allegations that Gbajabiamila demanded N400 million through a proxy and an additional N200 million to facilitate his appointment. He also claimed the Chief of Staff sought 48 per cent of the agency’s proposed take-off grant and challenged the Presidency to subject official documents signed by Gbajabiamila to forensic examination.
The Presidency dismissed the allegations, maintaining that investigations involving the Office of the Chief of Staff, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Nigeria Police Force showed Adeyemi was never appointed by President Bola Tinubu or any government authority.
Police investigations allegedly traced the case to a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff over the circulation of forged appointment letters purportedly issued by the State House.
Investigators said searches conducted at Adeyemi’s office and residence led to the recovery of documents linked to the allegations. They also alleged that financial intelligence showed he operated 34 bank accounts and maintained an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria in the name of the purported agency.
The police concluded that their investigation established that the PFIPC was not a recognised government institution and recommended Adeyemi’s prosecution over the alleged forgery of presidential documents.