APC condemns Maina’s secret recall

From left: Gov Abdul'aziz Yari of Zamfara State; Deputy National Chairman, North, All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Lawal shuaibu; and the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, during a meeting between APC Governors and the Party’s National Working Committee in Abuja on Wednesday (9/7/2017). 03637/19/7/2017/Hogan Bassey/JAU/NAN

The All Progressives Congress says reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, into the Federal Civil Service was an embarrassment to the Federal Government.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said that the development was unacceptable and also embarrassing to the party.

Mr. Maina was dismissed from the Federal Civil Service for abandoning his duty post and evading arrest for his involvement in the mismanagement of about N2 billion pension fund.

“We are all shocked like any other person. It is almost unbelievable that such a thing can happen.

“However, we are all delighted that President Muhammadu Buhari has taken very decisive punitive action against those that are involved.

“We are also delighted that he has ordered full scale investigation into the circumstances that led to this individual to be reinstated into the public office,’’ he said.

Mr. Abdullahi said that the APC believed that those that were part or found to be part of the development would face appropriate consequences.

He, however, debunked insinuations that the president was shielding the suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ayo Oke, over corruption investigation.

The APC spokesman expressed confidence that the president would do what was necessary and right under the situations in the best interest of the nation.

“Action will definitely be taken on them. I think we should just be kind and wait for the president to take action on that before we come to the conclusion that he has not acted,’’ he said.