Maina Dares Buhari: "Give Me An Opportunity To Expose Your Government"-

Maina finally speaks, assures
Buhari N3trillion if allowed to prove
his innocence

Embattled former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, has finally broken silence on the allegations of corruption levelled against him. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Channels Television which aired during News at 10 on Monday,
Mr Maina insisted that he was innocent of the allegations preferred against him. He, however, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to give him an opportunity to prove his innocence, and promised to fetch Buhari over N3trillion if allowed to prove his innocence.
“Thank God 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, I can give you
documentary of evidences,” Maina said.
“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.”

Maina who denied any involvement in pension fraud, however, said his team recovered about N282billion
cash for the government and that his life was in danger.He said he was ready to prove to the President that he was innocent of the allegations against him by recovering N1trillion in three months if given the opportunity. “I recovered money for the last administration and I recovered money for this administration. Most people
may not understand this but let me explain this to Nigerians because I want the truth to be told and I want
Nigerians to understand the truth and know what is going on in Nigeria.
“Listen, I am not afraid of anybody, I am saying the truth . People portray themselves as if they are saints
around the President; it’s a lie, they are not. We recovered as a team, N282billion cash. Aside from the
N282bn, we were able to bring information and caught 43 pension suspects.

“They have threatened me, they have threatened my lawyer, they have threatened my brother, sister; they
have threatened us all that I will be killed. “Mr President, I will give you information and documents that will fetch you over N3trillion now in
Nigeria, give me nine months. Within the first three months, I will show you N1trillion just like I showed you
N1trillion in this 2017,” he said.
The reinstatement of the former pension boss had sparked criticism and controversy from Nigerians after
he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2015.
While the anti-graft agency said it was working tirelessly to arrest Maina, President Buhari had ordered his immediate dismissal from the Federal Civil Service.
Meanwhile, more reactions and revelation have continued to trail the controversy, with the Presidency
saying at least 66 accounts were used in pension fraud associated transactions.