The Senate has said it will invite the Chairman of the Pension Task Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, on the mismanagement of over N273.9 billion pension fund. The Chairman of the Senate committee which investigated the scam, Aloysius Akpan Etok, broke the news in Abuja.
He said a fresh letter of invitation would be sent to Maina today.
The lawmaker noted that based on the resolution of the Senate, Maina is expected to appear before the committee before the week runs out, failing which he risks a warrant of arrest.
Etok declined comments on the specific issues Maina would be grilled.
He, however, hinted that “the decision to summon him again is in consonance with the resolution of the Senate”.
The Senate Joint Committee on Public Service and Establishment and States and Local Government Administration had recommended, among other things, that Maina and all members of his team be arrested and prosecuted by the police for “the crimes of embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation, misapplication, illegal virements, contract splitting, award of contracts to non-existing companies, outright stealing of police pension funds, among others”.
The committee also recommended that the Maina-led task team be immediately disbanded “as its continued existence and usurpation of statutory functions and violation of extant laws is illegal as also recommended by the two former Heads of Service, Chief Steve Oronsanye and Prof Adedapo Afolabi as well as the incumbent, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali”.
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