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Head of Service, Not Jonathan Can Sack Maina – Presidency

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The Presidency has reacted to the ultimatum issued by the Senate that it should sack embattled Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, stating that this can only be done by following existing civil service rule.

The Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina

The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, who said the president was not backing Mr Maina against the Senate, pointed out that the lawmakers can summon anyone they so wish.

“As a man that believes in the rule of law, the president believes that laid down procedure should be followed in addressing issues” he said.

He added that the process of stripping any erring civil servant of his job resides in the Head of Service of the Federation, who is the executor of the regulations guiding the hiring and firing of anyone found wanting.

“The Senate has constitutional power to summon anybody. If such person failed to appear before them, the lawmakers are also empowered to issue warrant of arrest against the person.”

“The President has not in any way stood in the way of the senate in inviting Maina. You will recall that the police even declared him wanted.”

“Maina is a civil servant. If he has done something that amount to a breach of civil service rule, the appropriate office to do the right thing and ensure that due process is followed is the office of the head of service of the federation” he further adds.

The Senate had on Wednesday threatened a showdown with the President over the retention of Mr Maina as the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team despite the fraudulent investigation the Senate is conducting on him.

The Federal lawmakers were incensed over the repeated refusal of Mr Maina to appear before its committee investigating pension administration to answer allegations of his involvement in a N195 billion pension scam.

All the 180 senators at plenary signed the motion for the removal of Mr Maina as the head of the Pension Reform Task Team.

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  • funshy40

    So who no sabi him work now,na the senator or the head of civil service??????

  • http://twitter.com/AzakaLeadership Azaka

    my step dad is a retiree from d federal civil service. since he retired, he’s got no dime for his services after 35yrs.Maina should go and clear the air

  • http://www.facebook.com/fidelischidozie.inyiama Fidelis Chidozie Inyiama

    It appears our National Assembly Members have not learnt any thing on due process all this decade of democratic process.From the look of things, the threat on the President is on called for and they law makes should address the matter more approppriately. The Head of Service has no reason to  continue retaining the embattled Maina is service til now without suspension in the light of the weight of alligation of his involvement in Police pension scam.Nigerias wake up.  

  • nawao

    Nigerian politicians are shameless . They are not even worried that the world is watching their competence or otherwise. So Task Force Charmanship is now a civil service employment and not a short term ASSIGNMENT. The presidency is deceiving itself. Nigeria, Nawaoo 4 una.

  • Ojo Ifeolu

    If Maina a public servant has been hiding from arrest since December, who has benn doing his job in the office or paying his salary??????????  Nija of anything goes

  • aodumosu

    Rueben Abati and others like him in  Govt  should stop insulting our collective sense with his shameless and stupid statements on Maina and other corrupt individuals in Nigeria. 
    I usually don’t waste my time reacting to these attacks on our collective sense as good and decent
    citizens of Nigeria but the Govt officials take us forgranted too ever so often and it is so annoying and disrespectful of Nigerians.First, the 3 arms of government: the executive, judiciary and the legislature are co-equal and all important under our constitution.  So when Maina disrespects the order of the Senate, his job is at risk especially for committing such serious offence which has been in the public domain  for sometime and has become a big embarrassment not only for the Fed Govt but for all people of conscience.  Presiden t Jonathan as head of the Executive should have ordered his removal immediately the news broke out, pending further investigation under  the law.   Does President Jonathan not listen to radio, TV or read the newspapers.  Does his advisers not brief him about the goings on in his administration daily?.  The buck stops at his desk!  So if the head of service or the police fail to do their job, it is the President’s duty to call them to order immediately, to prevent tarnishing the good name of his administration (if he has any left).  The way and manner the Govt business is being run is a collective shame to all good and decent Nigerians who detest the looting of the treasury on a daily basis without the perpetrators being brought to justice.   For once, I commend the Senate President  for pushing this case.  I think he should have brought the Govt of Jonathan to a standstill over the Maina debacle.   Nigerians are not all thieves and all men and women of good conscience should serve the country well or quit.    See how all our leaders includi ng Jonathan all kept quiet on the abdication of Governor of Enugu state from his duty post and then coming back after 4 months absence to insult his people who elected him in the first place and paid  his bill while in London.  Shame on you all!  The future will tell.

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