DAMBAZAU LIED, I PLAYED NO ROLE IN MAINA’S RETURN — HEAD OF SERVICE
DAMBAZAU LIED, I PLAYED
NO ROLE IN MAINA’S RETURN — HEAD OF SERVICE
Head of Service, Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita
The Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has countered the Minister of Interior,
Abdulrahman Dambazau, who on Sunday blamed her and the Federal Civil Service
Commission for the reinstatement of the former Chairman of the Presidential
Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, to office.
Mrs. Oyo-Ita said through a statement
by her Assistant Director, Media Relations, Mohammed Manga, “The attention of
the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has been drawn to
several media reports that the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has
approved the reinstatement into the Federal Civil Service of Alhaji
Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina and his subsequent posting to the Ministry of
Interior.
“The Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation wishes to inform the public that the reinstatement and posting of
Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina never emanated from the Office of the Head
of the Civil Service of the Federation.
“Consequently, the purported
reinstatement and posting by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation is totally erroneous and misleading.”
Mr. Dambazau had in a statement by
his Press Secretary, Ehisienmen Osaigbovo, denied responsibility for Mr.
Maina’s recall to service.
The statement explained that Mr.
Maina “was posted few days ago to the Ministry of Interior by the Office of the
Head of Service on an Acting capacity to fill a vacancy created following the
retirement of the Director heading the Human Resources Department in the
Ministry.”
The minister blamed Mr. Maina’s
recall on the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation and the Federal
Civil Service Commission.
He said the two bodies are
responsible for “issues relating to Discipline, Employment, Re-engagement,
Posting, Promotion and Retirements of Federal Civil Servants.”
“It is understood that Maina’s last
posting was with the Ministry of Interior, and that is probably why he was
re-posted back to the Ministry,” the statement added.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on
Monday ordered the immediate sack of Mr. Maina and directed Mrs. Oyo-Ita to
provide a detailed report on the matter to his office by the close of work
today.
It is unclear, as at 6:38 P.M. on
Monday, if the report has been submitted. Presidential spokesperson, Femi
Adesina, said he had no update on the matter when contacted at 6PM today.
PREMIUM TIMES on Friday exclusively
reported that Mr. Maina, who is on the wanted list of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was secretly recalled to service and
promoted to head a directorate in the Interior ministry.
