7 things alleged pension thief said to Buhari

Abdulrasheed Maina who is famously known for allegedly defrauding pensioners of billions of Naira, is back in the news because he never really left.

On Monday, October 23, 2017, President Muhammadu Buharipulled the trigger on Mainawho had been reabsorbed into the civil service after he was fired in 2013 for alleged pension fraud.

Maina has been on the run before he was fired; but he's re-emerged from hiding now.

In an interview with ChannelsTV, Maina addressed the president directly.

Here's all he said:

1. Maina says he's very good at recovering stolen monies

"I recovered money for last administration and I recovered money for this administration", he says.

2. Maina wants to be remembered as the truth merchant

"Now, people don’t know this. Let me explain this. Let me explain this for Nigerians because I want the truth to be told and I want people to know what is going on in Nigeria.

"I am not afraid of anybody. I’m saying the truth".

3. People around Buhari are lying to him

According to Maina, the president is surrounded by all sorts of lying creatures.

"Thank God our president stands for the truth. The unfortunate thing is that some people around him who he has given trust, are lying to him. This one I can attest to. I can give you instances, I can give you documentary evidences.

"People portray themselves as if they are saints around the president. It’s a lie".

4. Maina says he recovered over a trillion naira as former boss of pension reform task force

"I recovered first…we recovered as a team, N282B cash.

"We recovered, aside from the N282B, we were able to bring information and caught 43 treasury suspects.

"N1.6TR in cash, investments and property, were recovered", Maina says.

5. Maina says he's facing threats to his life

"They have threatened me, they have threatened my lawyer, they have threatened my brothers, sisters, they have threatened us all.

"They said I will be killed, in fact somebody threatened that my family will be annihilated if I go and testify. Now this issue is…I asked Mr. President specifically. I said, Mr. President, if you really want to know the truth and you want to be fair to the whole nation, give opportunity for everybody to come and present".

6. Maina just wants an opportunity to meet Buhari

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"I'm appealing to you Mr. President, there are many things people are not telling you. When I get to that public hearing, I’d tell you some things that nobody ever told you, Mr. President because I never had the opportunity to sit down with you and I tell you Mr. President, I’d give you information and documents that would fetch you N3T now in Nigeria".

7. Maina says he'll show Buhari N1T quarterly

Here's Maina in his own words: "If I don’t do it, Mr. President, give me nine months, within the first three months, I’ll show you N1T. Just like I showed you N1T in this 2017. I’ll show you and I’ll show you and I’ll show you again".

More like showing us the money, huh?