It has been revealed that the Federal Government is yet to sanction officials indicted in the controversial reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina.
Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Tuesday revealed that no government official has so far been sanctioned over the last year’s controversial reinstatement and subsequent posting of a former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Abdulrasheed Maina.
Giving reason why indicted government officials are yet to be sanctioned, Oyo-Ita said disciplinary actions could not be applied until ongoing investigations were completed and the pending court case on the matter was dispensed with.
She stated this while answering questions from journalists after briefing them of her office’s achievements in the last one year at a press conference in Abuja.
She said, “Yes, the Maina issue was a controversial one. I wish to inform you that there are already investigation processes going on both at the Presidency and at the National Assembly.
“Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have set up committees on that issue.
“Recently, a court case was also instituted on this Maina’s issue.
“So, with all these investigative machineries in process and the court, which you know that once a matter is in court, it becomes sub judice, there is really not much one can say or do in terms of disciplinary action.
“This is because the matter is already being investigated at the highest levels: at the Executive, Legislative and now Judiciary levels.”