Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, has filed a suit before a federal high court in Abuja, seeking to stop the senate from probing the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina into the civil service.

TheCable understands that the suit has been assigned to Binta Nyako, a judge of the federal high court, Abuja.

Senate’s decision to conduct a forensic investigation instigated Malami’s court action, sources in his ministry told TheCable.

Maina, former chairman of the presidential task force on pension reforms, was recalled and deployed to the ministry of interior under controversial circumstances.

Amid the outcry of the news of his reinstatement, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his sack and asked Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the civil service of the federation, to probe the embarrassing situation.

TheCable had published documents which showed the involvement and full knowledge of Oyo-Ita, Malami and Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, in Maina’s reinstatement.

The federal civil service commission dismissed Maina in 2013 for absconding from duty following a recommendation by the office of the head of service.

He was accused of being involved in pension fraud running into over N100 billion. After an investigation by the senate joint committee on public service and establishment and state and local government administration, a warrant of arrest was issued against him.

Subsequently, the police declared him wanted and he went into hiding. He reportedly fled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was after his long absence from office that he was dismissed.

On October 24, the senate mandated its committees on public service, internal affairs, anti-corruption, establishment and judiciary to probe the circumstances of Maina’s return to the country and the public service.

But Malami has asked the court to determine if the national assembly has the right to probe issues relating to the “employment, attendance at work, disengagement, reinstatement and or promotion of a civil servant”.

According to documents seen by TheCable, the attorney-general is asking the court to among other things declare that: “the employment, attendance at work, disengagement, reinstatement and or promotion of a civil servant are matters outside the exclusive and concurrent legislative lists contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

“That the national assembly cannot legitimately regulate the employment, attendance at work, disengagement, reinstatement and or promotion of a civil servant, which are matters exclusively within the purview of the Federal Civil Service Commission under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (as amended).

“The national assembly lacks the legislative competence to investigate the employment, attendance at work, disengagement, reinstatement and or promotion of a civil servant which are matters exclusively within the purview of the Federal Civil Service Commission under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (as amended).

“The power of investigation vested the national assembly by section 88 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) is limited and such that can only be exercised within the confines of Section 88 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

“The plaintiff as the chief law officer and minister of justice of the federation is bound to ensure compliance by the Federal Government of Nigeria and or any of its cognate organs/agencies with the express or implied contents of extant Judgements and Orders of competent courts in Nigeria.

“The defendant cannot constitute itself into a quasi-appellate court, tribunal or panel with a view to reviewing any executive action taken in compliance with the adverse judgment in the said Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/65/2013.”

The house of representatives is also probing Maina’s recall.

When he appeared before the panel of the lower legislative chamber in November, Malami denied his involvement in Maina’s recall.

He also accused federal lawmakers of being part of pension fraud.

https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-malami-asks-court-stop-senate-probe-mainas-recall

interesting...

Yes!!! That's how APC fights corruption. Sarrki over to you.

Abeg!
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APC matter done tube me

Wait ooo, i just read that Buhari ordered a probe be conducted and malami went to court to stop the probe.

This is very clear to a sane mind that malami is behind everything maina all along

Why? This Malami guy should be fired.... he has so much skeleton in his cupboard and he is aware of how Maina was reinstated.....

okay.

This man is nonsense. I don't know why Buhari has not sacked him

And we say APC are saints....

Thunder fire the Daura Animal

There is almost nothing you won't hear and think of in Nigeria. This is a government that prides itself on fighting corruption. A case comes up where it should have the honour of proving itself, it shies away.

for why?

What is this man afraid of? apperrently, its his boss that has initated this processin other not to let Nigerians know he was the one who actually ordered Maina to be brought back.

BUHARI, WE ARE NOT FOOLS

This country is a Shambles!!!

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What do you expect? Probing the reinstatement of Maina will implicate Bubu the Dullard of Fulani Republic of Nigeria. In as much I want peace to reign, I don't want Bubu to be disgrace 2018, I want him to be disgrace and embarrass by 2019, by then, Sarki would be slaughtered By his Kinsmen. Ngeneukwuenu would be bombarded by Boko Haram. HungerBad would be killed by hunger, then Bubu Dullard will not have any media owns to stand by him

If this is not evil, then i dont know evil...APC is evil

If the so call man of integrity Buhari can't expose him God must surely expose and disgrace all of them.

whistle...

it never stops....The scandals, corruption, responsibility denials, lies.. .APC i curse thee

It's no longer news
Apc will always be apc
Bunch of hypocrites

lol, one of my prayer points these days is for ApC to fill bubu as the sole candidate....

aswear that Dembino of a man will experience the shock of his life



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Buhari is the father of Modern corruption

What bold, reckless and pompous shamelessness! What dangerous and audacious arrogance!! What a disgraceful indictment of the futility and fraudulence of this government's anti-corruption 'fight'!!!!!

Wonder why this Malami has not been sacked.
Oh I forgot that Buhari is still the President, incompetent and corrupt fellows.

The best govt for the zombies...


By march this govt will commit blunder upon blunders, yet zombies will be zombies.

#sackMalaminow

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