Maina to Nigerians: I’ll release documents that will fetch N3trn

EMBATTLED former chairman
of the Presidential Task Force on
Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed
Maina yesterday reacted to
allegations of corruption
levelled against him.
He also called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to allow
him prove his innocence in the
cases he is currently enmeshed
in.
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Maina made the call in
an exclusive interview with
Channels Television on
Monday during its News At
10 programme monitored by
Nigerian Pilot.
He said, “Thank God our
president stands for the truth.
The unfortunate thing is that
some people around him whom
he has given trust are lying to
him; this one I can attest to and I
can give you instances, I can give
you documentary evidence,”
Maina said.
“I’m appealing to you, Mr
President, there are so many
things people are not telling
you. When I get to that public
hearing I will tell you some
things that nobody ever told
you, Mr President, because I
never had the opportunity to sit
down with you.”
Trouble started for Maina in
2015 when he was accused of
being involved in a pensions
fund fraud and later declared
wanted by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC. His reinstatement in 2017
sparked criticism.
However, Maina, who denied
any involvement in the pension
fraud, claimed that his team,
instead, recovered about N282
billion for the government and
that his life was in danger.
He said he was ready to
prove to the president that he
was innocent of the allegations
against him by recovering N1
trillion in three months if given
the opportunity.
“I recovered money for
the last administration and
I recovered money for this
administration. Most people
may not understand this but
let me explain this to Nigerians
because I want the truth to be
told and I want Nigerians to
understand the truth and know
what is going on in Nigeria.
“Listen, I am not afraid of
anybody. I am saying the truth.
People portray themselves as
if they are saints around the
president; it’s a lie; they are not.
We recovered as a team N282
billion cash. Aside from the
N 282 billion, we were able to
bring information and caught 43
pension suspects.
“They have threatened me;
they have threatened my
lawyer; they have threatened
my brother, sister; they have
threatened us all that I will be
killed.
“Mr President, I will give you
information and documents that
will fetch you over N3 trillion
now in Nigeria, give me nine
months. Within the first three
months, I will show you N1
trillion just like I showed you N1
trillion in this 2017,” he declared.