The Senate and the House of Representatives have taken different positions on the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), following claims that the agency received a budgetary allocation despite questions over its legal status.

While the Senate opted to await the outcome of the investigation ordered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and being conducted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the House of Representatives moved ahead with its own probe.

During plenary, Senator Suleiman Kawu raised concerns over the inclusion of the PFIPC in the 2026 Appropriation Act and called for an investigation into how the agency secured a budget allocation of about ₦1.3 billion. However, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, ruled that the Senate should await the outcome of the ongoing ICPC investigation before taking further action.

In contrast, the House of Representatives resolved to establish a 12-member ad hoc committee to investigate how the allocation was included in the budget and to identify the stage at which the agency entered the appropriation process. The committee is expected to submit its findings within four weeks.

Lawmakers in the House expressed concern over what they described as a potential weakness in the budget scrutiny process, warning that the issue could undermine public confidence in government institutions and fiscal governance if not thoroughly investigated.

The controversy follows President Tinubu’s directive to the ICPC to investigate the activities of the alleged council and identify individuals responsible for its inclusion in the 2026 budget.