It is no longer news that one of the men making the front pages of newspapers since the start of this month is Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew. In fact, to a reasonable extent, no one takes the centre stage as man of the month more than him.

His ‘competition’ ranks so high, placing him ‘head to head’ with President Bola Tinubu and some of his cabinet members.

Just like a musical artist on the street struggling to reach a milestone, some Nigerians, if not many, did not know Adeyemi existed until now.

At the mention of the word “Fake Agency”, Adeyemi comes to the mind of every enthusiastic Nigerian conversant with news.

He attained national stardom on July 1st when the presidency, through Tinubu’s aide on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed claims that he had been appointed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), describing him as an impostor currently facing criminal charges. This led to the arrest of Adeyemi’s father, an indigene of Ogbomoso in Oyo State.

The self-styled DG of the agency allegedly maintained an office at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, secured the agency’s inclusion in the national budget, held meetings with diplomats and Nigerian government officials, and sought a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate U.S. visa applications for members of the purported agency.

His actions have since sparked both criticism and support, drawing reactions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other offices within the presidency.

Several groups, opposition individuals and ruling parties have voiced their stands.

Adeniyi had expressed readiness to clear his name before his arrest by the police on July 14, following a court order by Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The alleged fictitious agency man is facing an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery, fraud and impersonation.

In the midst of this brouhaha currently in court, one striking conversation remains: Why have the CoS and other offices involved in the controversy not been suspended yet?

Some argue that suspending Gbajabiamila could jeopardise Tinubu’s second-term emergence, as any political head who axes their CoS exposes themselves to enemies and could mark the start of the end of their administration, taking Season 7 of the “Homeland” series as an example.

Could Tinubu be avoiding losing his second-term ambition like the CoS of a former Nigerian president who resigned over 10 years ago, hence why he hasn’t let Gbajabiamila exit being a cabinet member willingly or unwillingly?

Some political enthusiasts see the alleged fake agency and call for the suspension of Gbaja as a tool to get Tinubu, since the CoS is believed to be the closest to the president.

In February 2014, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan removed his Chief of Staff, Mike Oghiadomhe.

While the presidency officially stated Oghiadomhe resigned to pursue higher political ambitions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it was reported that his departure from the GEJ administration was due to his alleged involvement in a massive $20 billion Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) fraud scandal.

That was perceived as one of several reasons Jonathan left the State House and returned to his home state of Bayelsa, where he served as Governor between 2005 and 2007 before becoming Vice President under the late Umar Musa Yar’Adua from 2007 to 2010.

As the saga continues in court, the rhetorical question on the brouhaha for thought remains: What becomes of Adeniyi and everyone involved after the court’s verdict?