RISE & FALL OF CHAIRMAN, PENSION TASK FORCE!
Abdulrasheed Maina, the Untouchable…How he looted Federal Civil Service
- Lavishes N1bn on choice properties, women abroad
- Spends N4m weekly on personal security
- Untold money laundering activities Overseas exposed
- His illegal oil bunkering scandal uncovered
- Why Senate is angry with him
- Drives Bulletproof state-of-the-art vehicles * ‘Presidency ready to sack Maina’-INVESTIGATION
IN Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service, Abdulrasheed Maina is an Assistant Director who lives like a king, lives life to the fullest and spends money as if it is running out of circulation. He is followed wherever he goes by armies of stern looking armed law enforcement agents and privately hired body guards. He is alleged to have committed various atrocities in the Federal Civil Service to the extent that his tenure had witnessed the alleged looting of the government agency to bankruptcy.
Lavishes N1bn on choice properties, women abroad
This Chairman, Pension Task Force is alleged to have lavished a princely sum of N1bn on choice properties in Europe, Canada and bought costly gifts to his European girlfriends; even as a lot of civil service workers live in penury, delayed salaries and almost extinct gratuities.
Spends N4m weekly on personal security
Naija Standard learnt that Maina fearing that his life may be in danger due to his alleged reckless lifestyle ensured he spends the sum of N8m every two weeks for personal security to stay alive and ward off any invader or stranger who may want to attack him.
Untold money laundering activities overseas exposed
Since he was appointed to his present position, Naija Standard gathered that Maina had allegedly used various fronts to ‘wire’ pension funds abroad in the knowledge of few bank branch managers to beat the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rules on money laundering activities.
His illegal oil bunkering scandal uncovered
This obviously worried Federal Civil Service chief had been discovered to have been involved in alleged illegal oil bunkering shady deals with some ex-militants in the Niger-Delta area of Nigeria. Naija Standard investigation revealed that he had made fortunes from this oil bunkering in the past and allegedly ‘settled’ the ex-militants to cover his criminal past from the media.
Drives Bulletproof state-of-the-art vehicles
As at the time of going to press, our correspondent learnt that Maina flaunts his bulletproof state-of-the-art cars whenever he decides to go out which costs fortune, ably accompanied by tough-looking armed security operatives and private guards.
Why Senate is angry with him
We can tell you authoritatively that this man seeing as ‘untouchable’ by Federal Civil Service worker due to his alleged intimacy to the presidency has now gone into hiding and the Senate of Nigeria’s National Assembly is so angry with Maina for repeatedly calling the bluff of the upper house of Nigeria’s national parliament, bearing in mind that due to his closeness to the presidency, no one; not even the Senate could summon him to appear before them to account for all his expenditures on pensions for the Federal Civil Service. And the Nigerian Senate had given President Goodluck Jonathan a grace period of two days to ‘fire’ Maina by dismissing him or face the full wrath of the parliamentarians. David Mark, Senate President drew the battle line when he said “The executive has to choose between the Senate and Maina. He has crucified himself. If Maina remains, then the Senate would react appropriately.”
‘Presidency to sack Maina’-Presidency
A reliable source in Aso Rock confided in Naija Standard that President Jonathan had resolved to dismiss Maina who has brought a lot shame to civil service reform in the country. His words: “President Jonathan is so disappointed with the activities of Maina, especially the manner he squandered the pension funds. Federal Government is ready to bring the full weight of the law against Maina, after arrest.”
My brother, I am disappointed at your show of personal grudge against a patriotic Nigerian who fought the Pension Cabal and recovered over N251b and caused the arrest of Pension thieves where over 221 choice propeeties worth N1.3tr were seized/recovered from the pension suspects. This is a case of Corruption fighting back. The man has no money and he was being guarded because of several attempts on his life fpr daring to expose the pension cabal. I work in another office close to where he used to work, and i can swear that the Senators who participated in the sleeze were the ones who spent so much money on media oufits like you to create all these lies. GOD the ALMIGHTY is watching you for trying to side withe thieves and mortgage this Country. If you are truely a Nigerian and not from one of the neighbouring countries, then atleast speak to the PRTT’s Media person, one Mr Jide Fashikun of http://www.gongnews.net and hear from the other side. With Facts. Do you know that this man can sue you for slander? I will ensure that i get one of his aides to look at qhat you have writtwn on this patriotic Nigerian. Now that the Man is not on sit, am sure you have started sweing pensioners on thw streets again, ITS A PITY INDEED
Bulus writes from Lafiya