The fake PFIPC, government and the assault on public trust

The controversy surrounding the so-called Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has become one of the most embarrassing episodes for the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Beyond the sensational headlines, it represents a serious assault on public trust and exposes disturbing weaknesses in the machinery of government. That an organisation allegedly without legal existence could operate openly under the banner of the Presidency should concern every Nigerian.