Members of the family of Abdulrasheed Maina has opened up on the travails of the former chairman, Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms.
Speaking on Wedensday in Kaduna, Maina’s family said contrary to the impression being created now, it was the officials of Muhammadu Buhari-led administration who begged the former pension task force boss to join the change agenda and he was assured of security protection.
Aliyu Maina, spokesman of the family addressed a press conference in Kaduna to make the stunning disclosures. He said the family was aware that Abdulrasheed Maina was in possession of facts that are against the cabal that would be interesting to the Nigerian public.
Fortunately, he said the former pension boss would disclose the details very soon. The family spokesman added that Maina would resurface when his security was guaranteed.
Aliyu Maina, the family spokesman said: “Based on his sterling record at the scheme, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to Maina to key into the change agenda.
“Why are government officials denying Abdulrasheed Maina especially when the Department of State Services (DSS), provided security for him?
“Perhaps, it is his noble efforts that made him enviable to the present administration when they came into power to convince him to come back and assist in its ‘CHANGE’ agenda,” he said.
“Abdulrasheed was in fact invited by this administration and he was promised security to come and clean up the mess and generate more revenue for government by blocking leakages.
“He succumbed to the present administration and came back to Nigeria. He has been working with the DSS for quite some time and he was given necessary security.
“Abdulrasheed Maina had been a target in the past. So, experience is the best teacher. But when his security is guaranteed, he will surface from wherever he is and tell Nigerians the truth.”
“We have contacted our solicitors, Messrs Mamman Nasir & Co and instructed them to act appropriately. One must ask whether it is an offence for somebody to serve his fatherland.”
“It is on record that Abdulrasheed Maina’s reform put to a stop the fraudulent withdrawal of huge sums from both the Nigerian Pension Board, the Nigerian Police Pension Board, etc,” Aliyu Maina said.
