The
Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said
President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the reinstatement of a former
Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Mallam Abdulrasheed Maina,
into the civil service.
She
however said she warned the President against it.
Oyo-Ita
said that her warning was based on the implications such reinstatement would
have on the anti-corruption war of the Federal Government. The
HoS stated this in her memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba
Kyari.
The
memo, with reference number HSCSF/HCSF/LU/COR/FCSC/750/T, was dated October 23,
2017.
The
memo, titled, “Re: Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina,” was received in the office of
the Chief of Staff to the President on October 23.
A
copy of the memo was sighted by our correspondent in Abuja on Monday.
The
President had directed the HoS to investigate the circumstances that surrounded
the return of Maina to the civil service.
He
gave the directive following the public outcry that trailed Maina’s
reinstatement.
Maina,
whose whereabouts is still unknown, has been accused of embezzling
pensioners’ funds running into billions of naira and is currently under
investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Explaining
further, the HoS said she met the President after the Federal Executive Council
meeting of Wednesday, October 11, where she verbally warned Buhari
against bringing Maina back to the service.
She,
however, did not say what the response of the President was after briefing him.
Oyo-Ita
said, “Please, note that the OHCSF was never in agreement with the
reinstatement and consequently never conveyed the approval of the FCPC to Mr.
A. A. Maina, nor approved his posting to the Ministry of Interior or any other
MDA
“Rather,
I sought audience with His Excellency, Mr. President on Wednesday, 11th
October, 2017 after the FEC meeting where I briefed His Excellency verbally on
the wide-ranging implications of the reinstatement of Mr. A. A. Maina,
especially the damaging impact on the anti-corruption stance of this
administration.”
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