A twist to the alleged reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina occurred today as the Minister of Finance denied claims that Maina received salary after he was disengaged.
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday made a shocking revelation when she said the former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, did not receive salary from government after his disengagement.
Adeosun disclosed this while appearing before members of House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the disappearance, re-appearance, re-instatement and promotion of Maina.
Denying the claim, Adeosun said that from the records of the ministry, there was no trace of any payment of salary to Maina after he was disengaged from service in 2013.
“We have looked very well and we have no biometrics of Maina, so there is no way he could have received salaries,” Adeosun said.
Also speaking, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, said that Maina was last paid salary in February, 2013.
According to Idris, from March, he was removed from the payroll.
“If there was any payment of salary to Maina, there should be payslips and an account the payments were made; so, let whoever made the claim tender them to support the claim,” Idris said.