Pension scam: HOS orders prosecution of Maina…declares him AWOL

ABDULRASHEED MAINA

The embattled chairman of Pension Reforms Task Team, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina on Friday found himself in fresh troubles as the Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation, directed the Ministry of Interior to initiate disciplinary proceedings against him.

The HOS, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, according to a terse statement by the Director in his Office, Mr. Tope Ajakaiye, specifically stated that following the inability of the Inspector-General of Police, the PRTT chairman “has absconded from duty without leave.”

He said, “The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali has directed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, a Deputy Director in the Customs, Immigration, and Prisons Pensions Office, an agency under the Ministry.

“In his directive to the Permanent Secretary, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation said that following the submission of a report from the Inspector-General of Police to Mr. President of the inability of the Nigeria Police to locate the officer, it has become apparent that he has absconded from duty without leave, an action which, he said, carries severe penalty in line with Public Service Rules No. 030301 to 030304.”