The accountant-general of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, revealed during a House of Representatives hearing that a forged letter from the State House was used to create a fake Presidential Economic Advisory Council.

The letter, which appeared genuine, requested an administrative code for the council, leading the Accountant-General's office to process requests like staff deployment and funding approvals.However, no government funds were ever released, and investigations later proved the letter wasn't issued by the Presidency.

Ogunjimi explained that two officers from the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser were allegedly absorbed by the fictitious agency without notification, and the Treasury approved only three of five requested staff deployments.

The committee is investigating alleged forgery of government documents and has directed police to produce the suspect, Adeyemi Martin, for questioning.This scandal highlights how fake official correspondence can mislead government institutions and exploit administrative processes.