President Muhammadu Buhari has received the report of how former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina was reinstated to the civil service.
Femi Adesina, his spokesman confirmed the development.
Adesina spoke to Channels Television news Monday night.
He said that the Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, submitted the report to Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, late Monday evening.
Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau, had in a statement by his press secretary, Ehisienmen Osaigbovo, said the ex-fugitive was posted to the Human Resources Department of the ministry.
It noted that Maina “was posted few days ago to the Ministry of Interior by the Office of the Head of Service on an Acting capacity to fill a vacancy created following the retirement of the Director heading the Human Resources Department in the Ministry”.
The minister said Maina’s recall was on the orders on the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation and the Federal Civil Service Commission.
He said the two bodies are responsible for “issues relating to Discipline, Employment, Re-engagement, Posting, Promotion and Retirements of Federal Civil Servants.”
“It is understood that Maina’s last posting was with the Ministry of Interior, and that is probably why he was re-posted back to the Ministry,” the statement added.
In 2012, Maina was accused of a massive pension fraud scheme amounting to more than N100 billion.
Maina was invited by the Senate Joint Committee on Public Service and Establishment and State and Local Government Administration, which upon completion of its investigation issued a Warrant of Arrest against him.
Maina thereafter sued the Senate and the then Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar.
He went into hiding (reportedly in the United Arab Emirates) after being declared wanted by the police.
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