By CHARLES CHIJIOKE
A United States-based lobbying firm has offered to assist Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), in seeking asylum and whistleblower protection following the controversy surrounding the council.
Afrilensnews reports that the offer was made by Karl Von Batten, founder of Von Batten-Montague-York, LC, in a post on X on Saturday while reacting to reports about the PFIPC scandal.
Von Batten stated that his firm was prepared to help Adeyemi if he decided to seek protection abroad.
According to him, United States authorities would likely take interest in the matter because funds from the World Bank are part of Nigeria’s national budget, while the US remains the largest shareholder in the World Bank.
He wrote: “We are prepared to assist Adeniyi Adeyemi in seeking asylum and whistleblower protection.”
Von Batten further argued that the alleged issues surrounding the PFIPC could attract scrutiny from American authorities because of the international financial implications.
The development comes amid growing public attention over the activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, with questions being raised over its operations and legitimacy.
If Adeyemi accepts the offer and seeks asylum, the move could deepen the controversy surrounding the PFIPC, trigger wider international interest in the allegations, and potentially increase pressure for investigations by both Nigerian and foreign authorities. It could also add a diplomatic dimension to the unfolding scandal, particularly if claims involving international development funds are formally examined.
The reports were first highlighted by TheCable, while Von Batten’s position was contained in his public post on X. Neither Adeyemi nor the PFIPC had publicly responded to the offer at the time of filing this report.
