The embattled former Chairman of
the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has volunteered to
testify as a state witness against the 43 pension thieves he arrested while in
office.
Maina said he would appear before
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, only if the anti-graft
agency is ready to account for the recovered cash and asset worth N1.63tr.
Maina, speaking through his
lawyer, Barr Sani Katu, said he is ready to turn himself in on the condition
that the agency would resume the prosecution of the suspects he had
apprehended.
He also said Government should
know that he is not on the run, but fears for his life, as some elements within
the EFCC feel threatened by evidences and documents in his possession that
could send them to jail.
Katu in a statement Tuesday
night, said. “He (Maina) is never afraid of the EFCC or any anti-graft agency.
In fact, he is ready to testify as a state witness against the 43 pension
thieves he arrested provided the EFCC is ready to account for why they failed
to secure conviction of these suspects since 2011. Government and Nigerians
ought to start asking these questions.”
“We have all the facts and
documents ready to back up our testimony and would will readily present it to
the appropriate independent panel of enquiry as soon as “we are ready to confront
the real corrupt elements”.
“Mr President needs to ask for
answers to logical questions to get to know what EFCC is actually doing.
“We want to still reiterate our
earlier affirmation that under the leadership of Maina as the pension board, 43
persons were arrested and handed over to the EFCC to prosecute while 222 houses
were seized from them.
“In the current media trial where
all manners of stories have been published, there have been a lot of distortion
of facts and sometimes outright blackmail, all in an attempt to paint the PRTT
boss black.
“The Pension cabal has penetrated
the system so much that their presence can be seen and felt in high places. We
request for an enabling environment to put things in their right places vide
documentary evidences.
“It is only a wicked man that
runs when no one chases him. Whenever the EFCC and other anti-graft agencies
are ready to go for actual prosecution the 43 pension thieves arrested some
years back, Maina would not only see credibility and help EFCC in prosecuting
the suspects, but surely say his own side of the story. Nigerians are wiser
than some people may think.”
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ReplyDeletestop telling us nonsense please just surrender your self and tell Nigerians all that you know with documents as you claim then the fire works begin
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