In a video message, Maina also explained how he helped the government recover N1.3 trillion through the AGF. The embattled former chairman of the Presidential Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has said that his reinstatement was ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari.Maina, who is wanted for alleged corruption, disclosed this in a video aired by Channels TV on Monday, November 27, 2017.It had been revealed in October that Maina was secretly reinstated into the civil service after he was sacked two years ago for allegedly misappropriating about N1 billion pension fund.The revelation outraged many Nigerians, who called into question the ongoing anti-corruption war of the Buhari government.Amid the scandal, the President ordered Maina’s immediate disengagement from service and directed that his recall is investigated.Some of the government officials who were accused of playing major roles in Maina’s recall, including the Head of Service, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, quickly denied involvement in the matter.
