The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate suspension of those suspected of complicity in reinstating Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, former Head of Pension Task Team back to civil service.
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NANS’s President, Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that such action would ensure a credible probe of all alleged parties in the scandal.
Maina had been a suspect over allegations of misappropriating N100 billion in the administration of the Pension funds while he presided over the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms.
According to Obasi, revelations emanating from government circles particularly in respect to breaches of service rules, insubordination, allegations and counter allegations are embarrassing.
He said that President Muhammadu Buhari was elected to clear Nigeria of corruption and impunity; hence a case of such magnitude should be taken seriously.
“Just recently, a mind boggling revelation was made of how Maina was smuggled back to the civil service after almost five years of abscondment.
“The elevation of Maina from Deputy Director to a Director at the Interior Ministry with evidence of official exchange of correspondence amongst many government officials is nothing but an attempt to ridicule the public image and psyche of Nigerians and the civil service system.
“As advocates of sane and corrupt free Nigeria, we make bold to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to swiftly suspend all heads of commi
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