A House of Representatives ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the disappearance, re-appearance, reinstatement, and promotion of the former chairman, Presidential Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, has commenced hearing.
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau; the Head of Service, Winifred E. Oyo-Ita; and a representative of the Inspector General of Police were among those present.
Maina had been in the eye of the storm since his return to the country and his alleged reinstatement into office.
It will be recalled that Maina was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged N2billion pensions biometric scam in November 2015, a 24-count bothering on procurement fraud and obtaining money under false pretense.
He reportedly disappeared from public glare only to resurface in October 2017, to take charge as an Acting Director in the Ministry of Interior with his return sparking reactions and outrages.
On October 23 he was, however, dismissed from the Federal Civil Service by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, who also demanded a full report of the circumstances of his recall and promotion.
