Senate President's aide explains why Maina's letter was ignored

Gbenga Bada 13:49 - 04 November 2017

Saraki's aide explained the reasons for ignoring Maina's letter is because the last Senate leadership had concluded and taken a decision on it.

Yusuf Olaniyonu, the Special Adviser (Media) to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has explained reasons the current senate leadership ignored ex-pension boss,

Olaniyonu gave the reasons in a report by the Nation on Saturday, November 4, 2017.

Reacting to Maina’s letter, Olaniyonu, said the present Senate leadership ignored the letter because the last Senate had taken a decision on the pension matter and there was no reasonable ground to review it.

Maina's Letter

The letter which was dated June 19, 2015, narrates how stolen pension funds were recovered; 46 persons were handed over to EFCC and how the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, State and Local Government Administration frustrated the efforts of the Pension Reform Task Team.

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Maina's Woes

Following a public uproar against his alleged reinstatement as a director in the Ministry of Interior while he was still wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged embezzlement of N2 billion pension funds, Maina claimed in the letter that his task team, which began operation in January 2011, saved about N1.6 trillion from pension thieves.