Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation
and minister of justice, says his involvement in the
controversial recall of Abdulrasheed Maina into the
civil service did not “breach public interest”.
Malami, Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the federal civil
service, and Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of
interior, were involved in Maina’s posting to the interior
ministry, according to documents published by
TheCable.
Maina, ex-chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team
(PRTT), was accused of being involved in pension
fraud running into over N100 billion.
After being declared wanted by the police, Maina went
into hiding and reportedly fled to the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). He was dismissed from the federal
civil service in 2013 for absconding from duty.
Malami — denying any wrongdoing in the same vein as
Oyo-Ita and Dambazau — described the saga as a
“grand conspiracy”.
The attorney-general said he will tell Nigerians “the
truth” about the incident when he responds to the
senate’s summon.
“I am a legal practitioner, who is always guided by law
and public interest and will therefore not do anything
that deviates from the law or breaches public interest,”
Malami told Vanguard.
“I believe that Nigerians are entitled to know the truth
in the entire saga and I am ready to speak directly to
them when I appear before the Senate since I have
been summoned by the legislature, which is
investigating the matter.
“I will not however talk until I get clearance from my
principal on the matter and I look forward to
addressing anxious Nigerians on the matter when I
appear before the senators,” the minister said.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday sealed off four
houses and two companies allegedly belonging to
Maina.
TheCable
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