All The Details As Documents Indicate AGF Malami Authorised Maina’s Reinstatement
Indications emerged on Monday that a former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on corruption charges, was reinstated based on the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN).
This is contained in two separate letters by the Federal
Civil Service Commission addressed to Maina and the Head of Service, Mrs.
Winifred Oyo-Ita.
The letters also indicated that Maina was reinstated into
the service with effect from February 21, 2013, being the date he was earlier
dismissed from service.
The letters also indicated that the FCSC approved Maina to
sit for the next promotion examination for the post of Director
(Administration), Grade Level 17.
Both letters dated September 18, 2017 were with reference
number FC.4029.82/VOL.III/179.
The two letters were signed by Mustapha L. Sulaiman on
behalf of the Chairman of the FCSC.
The letter addressed to Maina indicated that Malami, in his
letter with reference number HAGF/FCSC/2017/VOL.1/3 and dated April 27, 2017
“requested” the FCSC to reinstate Maina on the basis that the warrant issued
for Maina’s arrest had been quashed by a court order.
The letter with the title, ‘Reinstatement into service:
Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, Deputy Director (Administration), SGL 16;
stated, “Kindly refer to the Attorney General of the Federation/Honourable
Minister of Justice letter Ref. No. HAGF/FCSC/2017/VOL.1/3 dated April 27, 2017
requesting the Federal Civil Service Commission to give consequential effect to
the judgment that voided the warrant of arrest issued against A. A. Maina which
formed the basis for the query and his eventual dismissal.
“Further to the aforementioned letter, the Federal Civil
Service Commission at its meeting held on June 14, 2017 deliberated on the
Attorney General of the Federation’s letter and requested the Office of the
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
vide letter FC.4029/82/VOL.III/160 of June 21, 2017 to advise the
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior to consider the AGF’s letter, the
officer’s case and make appropriate recommendation to the commission.
“The OHCSF accordingly advised the Ministry of Interior to
consider the matter.
“The Ministry of Interior at its Senior Staff Committee
meeting held on June 22, 2017 considered
the disciplinary case against the officer and the letter by the Attorney
General of the Federation and Minister of Justice seeking the reinstatement of
the officer as a Director (Administration), SGL. 17 in the Federal Civil
Service.”
The letter added that the Senior Staff Committee of the
Ministry of Interior recommended Maina’s reinstatement and the approval for him
to sit for promotion examination.
It read in part, “The Ministry of Interior’s Senior Staff
Committee deliberated on the case and recommended that Mr. Maina be reinstated
into the Service as Deputy Director, SGL. 16. The Office of the Head of the
Civil Service of the Federation vide letter Ref. No.
HCSF/LU/COR/FCSC/749/III/135 dated August 14, 2017 forwarded the
recommendations of the Senior Staff Committee
of the Ministry on Interior to the FCSC for further necessary action.
“The FCSC at its meeting held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 considered
the letter from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
and the recommendations of the Senior Staff Committee of the Ministry of Interior on the
disciplinary case against Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, Deputy Director
(Administration), Salary Grade Level 16. The FCSC, thereafter, approved the
reinstatement of the officer into the service with effect from February 21,
2013 (being the date he was earlier dismissed from service). The FCSC, also
approved for the officer to sit for the next promotion examination to the post
of Director (Administration), SGL. 17.
“I am therefore to convey the approval of the FCSC for the
reinstatement into the Service of Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, Deputy
Director (Administration), SGL 16.”
The FCSC reproduced the content of letter addressed to Maina
in the copy sent to the Head of Service.
But the FCSC, in its letter addressed to the Head of
Service, stated, “You are kindly requested to deliver the attached original
letter to the officer, please.”
When contacted on Monday, the Special Adviser to the AGF,
Mr. Salihu Isah, said he was not aware of the opinion by his boss recommending
Maina’s reinstatement.
“Nothing of such has been brought to my attention. I am not
aware,” he said.
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