Mohammed Katu, counsel to
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the presidential task force on pension
reform, says his client is still receiving salaries.
President Muhammadu Buhari had
ordered the dismissal of Maina from the civil service after the report of his
reinstatement went viral.
But speaking on Thursday when he
appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee probing Maina’s
reinstatement, Katu said Maina is still working as a government official.
He said the ex-Chairman of
pension reform task force was asked to treat 23 official files last month.
The lawyer said his client had to
go into hiding because of the threat to his life.
“Maina had to disappear because
of the serious threats to his life,” Katu said.
“Maina is still receiving
salaries. 23 files were sent to him in his capacity as acting director, even
while he was absent. Maina has continued to work even after he was dismissed.”
Maina is said to be complict in a
multi-billion naira pension scam.
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general
of the federation (AGF), said Maina was part of a syndicate that defrauded
pensioners.
He said Maina fled the country
after he fell out with his group.
“Maina was part of the syndicate
that I must admit, he fell out with them and fled the shores of the country,”
he said.
He said at a meeting in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2016, Maina told him about the N3 billion whcih
his committee recovered.
On his part, Joseph Akande,
acting chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, said in 2014, Maina
wrote to the commission asking it to review his dismissal but it was turned
down because there were new facts.
“In January 2017, there was another
letter from the AGF from the office of the AGF… he now sent the third letter
telling us that the dismissal could not stand,” Akande said.
He said the AGF’s letter also
stated that the warrant of arrest issued on Maina had been voided by a court
order.
Aliyu Madaki, chairman of the
committee, adjourned the hearing till Thursday.
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ReplyDeleteIS THIS FIGHTING CORRUPTION OR FIGHTING TEMPTATION?
ReplyDeleteMAINA MAY BE A CASE OF A LIVING GHOST, WORKING AFTER DISMISAL, RECEIVING SALARIES AFETR DISMISAL. ANOTHER GHOST THAT RESSURECTED IN THIS ADMINISTRATION. THE FIRST IS THE BOKO HARAM WHICH CONTINUES TO KILL, BOMB AND MAIM EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN TECHNICALLY DEFEATED SINCE 2015 DECEMBER. ANYWAY, HOW DO YOU KILL A GHOST.
MAINA IS ANOTHER GHOST PRODUCED BY THIS ADMINISTRATION. MR LIE, OVER TO YOU. LET THE DEFENCE AND EXPLANATION BEGIN.
Nigeria has the grandparents of corruption as their leaders so there is no way they will tell u they are fighting corruption, all they said is mere propaganda and political motivated, there is not true word from them
ReplyDeleteMaina has become the most influential personality in Nigeria of today. Maina is not the only person who is not working for FCSC but collecting salary,there are millions like Maina in FCSC.This a wonderful country where you have sacred cows everywhere.The organs of Govt surround themselves with so many senior special advisers,special advisers and the likes who never advice anybody from January till December but are feeding fat on Govt.
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