Senate set up committee to probe reinstatement, promotion of Maina

Tue, Oct 24, 2017 | By publisher


Politics

 

THE Senate is to probe the controversy over the return of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms Task Team, to the country, his reinstatement into the civil service and promotion despite being on wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged crime.

The decision was taken at the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, October 24, mandating its committees on establishment, interior, anti-corruption and judiciary to investigate the issue.

The senators were surprised that someone who absconded from service as assistant director could be discreetly reinstated as director.

Thus, the lawmakers at the plenary on Tuesday, took turns to condemn government officials and appointees in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for rubbishing the anti-corruption campaign of the government.

They, therefore, set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the matter.

Maina, who has been accused of complicity in a N2bn fraud, has since gone into hiding.

The fugitive, has again gone into hiding soon after news that the anti-graft agency had launched a manhunt for him became public.

Hamma Misau who moved the motion for the probe stressed the need for the Senate to urgently investigate the misnomer in the federal civil service by identifying all those civil servants and political appointees who breached the civil service procedures.

Bukola Saraki, Senate president, urged the committee to investigate the allegations against all public officials involved in the case but did not give a deadline for the submission of its report.

Maina, was restored and made director after being on the run for alleged N2b scam, among others.

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the Federation and Justice minister, reportedly directed the Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC, to reinstate Maina.

It was also learnt that Winifred Oyo-Ita, the head of the Civil Service of the Federation, did not make any input into Maina’s reinstatement.

In fact, sources claimed that Oyo-Ita advised against Maina’s recall, but she was overruled.

 

– Oct 24, 2017 @ 13:50 GMT |

 

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