Former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, has denied ever being a signatory to any pension-related bank account, insisting that official banking records back his claim.
Maina made the assertion during an event by the Garki Branch
of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), where he alleged sustained persecution,
intimidation, and attempts on his life.
He said all relevant petitions and documentary evidence had
been submitted to appropriate authorities and welcomed an independent and
transparent review of his claims.
“I remain willing to serve Nigeria in any lawful and
transparent capacity,” Maina stated.
The former task force chairman further alleged that in 2017
he was invited to Abu Dhabi by senior Nigerian government officials, including
the then Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami, and encouraged to return to Nigeria to assist in recovering looted
public funds.
According to him, a restrictive agreement was reached under
which he claimed to have helped Nigeria recover approximately $1.3 trillion and
secure additional assets valued at $88 billion.
He said the agreement entitled him to a five percent
whistleblower fee amounting to about $65 billion but alleged that he was later
pressured to share the funds, a demand he claimed to have rejected.
He said his refusal marked the beginning of alleged
reprisals against him and his family.
Maina also raised questions about 227 properties he claimed
were recovered and placed under government custody, asking for accountability
over their current status and management.
“Instead of answers, I received threats,” he said.
He further alleged that members of his family were targeted,
claiming his son faced criminal accusations linked to events that allegedly
occurred when the boy was 11 years old.
Maina described this as an attempt to punish him through his
family.
He also claimed that in 2019, his son narrowly survived an
attack in which a vehicle he was driving was riddled with 57 bullets. According
to Maina, the young man was later detained and brutalized by security
operatives.
Maina alleged that both he and his son were denied fair
hearing during their trial, claiming they were prevented from presenting a
defence or making final submissions.
“I am not asking for sympathy,” he said, adding: “I am
demanding accountability and basic human decency.”
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