The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that
the ruling All Progressives Congres (APC) is
harbouring criminals.
Reacting to the recall of Abdulrasheed Maina, the
party demanded the sack of Abdulraham Dambazau,
minister of interior, and Abubakar Malami, attorney-
general of the federation (AGF).
Maina, who was the chairman of the Presidential Task
Force on Pension Reforms, has allegations of fraud
levelled against him.
After he was declared wanted by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), he went into
hiding and was later dismissed from the federal civil
service.
But he was recently reinstated and appointed a
director in the interior ministry.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered his
dismissal and asked for a “full report” on the
circumstances of his recall.
In a statement on Monday, Dayo Adeyeye, spokesman
of the PDP, accused the Buhari administration of giving
“safe haven to known criminals while hoodwinking
Nigerians that it’s fighting corruption”.
Adeyeye said the APC administration appears to have
grown a thick skin to constructive criticism as “no
sane government, in spite of the open condemnation
the party has received from Nigerians over its shielding
of criminals, will repeat another one as done in the
case of Maina”.
“We demand the immediate sack of the minister of
internal affairs, Abdulrahman Dambazau, attorney-
general of the federation and minister of justice,
Abubakar Malami who have been fingered in the illegal
act of restoring Maina to office against good
conscience,” the statement read.
“We, therefore, demand the immediate arrest and
prosecution of Maina for his atrocities, arrest and
prosecution of those who helped him return to the
country and got restored to his duty post with
promotion added.
“All people of good conscience will not forget in a hurry
that Maina, who was given an assignment by the last
administration of the PDP to superintend the now
defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms,
dipped his hands into the Jar and helped himself to
N100 billion of what he was supposed to safeguard.
“With good conscience at fighting corruption, the PDP
Government then, mandated the anti-corruption
agencies to perform their constitutional duty. Maina
fled, only to resurface in the country four months ago
under the Buhari administration.
“While we are growing fatigued shouting ourselves
hoarse in protest against nepotism, a clear form of
corruption under this administration which has been
elevated to state craft, we are appalled that the
reinforcement of financial corruption by this
government might soon lead to the demise of this
nation if the celestial does not intervene.
“We are shocked and sad as well that the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with its
viable network under the Administration of the PDP has
suddenly lost steam to the Point that it wasn’t aware
of the Entrance of a high class wanted criminal into
the Country until the Media exposed it.
“Nigerians can see that the APC Administration has
taken the fire out of our security agencies like the
Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the
likes.
“How else can one explain why it took the media to
expose the arrival and promotion of Maina by the
government before the agencies became aware of his
presence in the country. We smell complicity.”
TheCable
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