- NANS president Obasi says the Maina
saga was an embarrassment that
needed to be properly probed


- Obasi notes that suspension of all the
top civil service bosses would ;allow for
adequate probe of the matter -

He said NANS therefore gives the
president seven days to do this and
rescue the anti-corruption fight Nigerian students under the umbrella of the
National Association of Nigerian Students
(NANS) have called for immediate suspension
of all those questionably involved in
reinstating to civil service of ex-chairman of
Pension Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina. Guardian reports that the call was issued by
NANS’s president Chinonso Obasi in a
statement issued on Sunday, October 29 in
Abuja. Obasi said the matter was embarrassing to
the nation and suspension of those involved
would ensure that the scandal is adequately
probed

He said: “Just recently, a mind-boggling
revelation was made of how Maina was
smuggled back to the civil service after
almost five years of absconding.

“The elevation of Maina from Deputy
Director to Director with evidence of official
exchange of correspondence amongst
government officials is nothing but 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 commission, extra-ministerial
departments and ministries involved in this
sour saga. “The Head of Service of the Federation, and
the Chairman of Federal Civil Service
Commission deserve nothing but immediate
suspension from office and probe for
allowing themselves to be caught in this web
of professional misconduct.’’

Vanguard quoted Obasi as adding: “We
insist that same measures taken by the
presidency in the cases involving the
suspended Secretary to the Government of
the Federation and the Director-General of
the National Intelligence Agency be meted out to everyone involved in `Mainagate’. “This case should be diligently probed and
prosecuted and the report should not be
swept under the carpet. “To this end, we hereby issue a seven-day
ultimatum to the Federal Government to act
and do so with the highest sense of sincerity
regardless of those involved and their
closeness to the corridors of power.”

in recommending the recall and promotion of
Abdulrasheed Maina. Malami made the comment during an
interview with Vanguard newspapers on
Tuesday, October 24. The minister however said he would rather
respond to the avalanche of allegations
against him when he formally appears
before the Senate, which had summoned him
to speak on his role in the entire saga.


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http://www.newstagng.tk/2017/10/nans-president-obasi-says-maina-saga.html

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