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-Members of Presidency are deceiving Buhari

– I helped Buhari’s government to recover Billions

Maina reveals that Buhari’s aides are involved in the pension fraud

Former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina has finally spoken on the accusations of corruption leveled against him.

Maina reacted to the allegations in an exclusive interview with a popular private news television station on Tuesday.

The embattled Pension Reforms boss claimed that persons close to President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presdiency were part of the pension fraud syndicate.

Naija News recalls that former president Goodluck Jonathan had sacked Maina for his alleged involvement in pension scam to the tune of over N2 billion.

As a result, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared Maina wanted in 2015.

Hence, his “mysterious” reinstatement had fired up a lot of controversy, sequel to which President Buhari directed Maina’s immediate dismissal from the federal civil service.

However, the ex-Pension boss has maintained that he is not guilty of the accusations made against him, adding that the President’s close associates are lying to Buhari.

Maina consequently called on President Buhari to give him a chance to prove his innocence.

Maina disclosed in his first official interview since he was dismissed that: “I recovered money for the last administration and I recovered money for this administration. Now, people don’t know this. Let me explain this; most people don’t understand this. I want the truth to be told and I want Nigerians to understand the truth. I know what is going on in Nigeria.

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“Listen, I am not afraid of anybody; I am saying the truth. Thank God that our president stands for the truth, the unfortunate thing is that, some people around him whom he has given trust are lying to him.

“This one I can attest to and I can give you instances and documentary evidences. People portray themselves as if they are saints around the president, it is a lie, they are not.

“I recovered first, we recovered as a team, N282 billion cash. Aside the N282 billion, we were able to bring information and got 43 pension suspects.

“N1.6 trillion cash, investments and properties were recovered. Now they have threatened me, they have threatened my lawyers, my brothers, sisters and they have threatened us all. In fact, somebody threatened that my family would be annihilated if I go and testify.

“I asked Mr. President specifically, Mr. President, if you really want to know the truth and you want to be fair to the whole nation, give opportunity to everybody to come and present.

“I’m appealing to you Mr. President, there are so many things people are not telling you. When I get to that public hearing, I will tell you some things that nobody ever told you Mr. President because I never had the opportunity to sit down with you.

“And, I am telling you  Mr. President, I will give you information and documents that will fetch you over N3 trillion now in Nigeria. If I don’t do it Mr. President, give me nine months. Within the first three months, I will show you N1 trillion, just like I showed you N1 trillion in this 2017 and I will show you again and again.”