How Malami, Dambazau Plotted Maina’s Reinstatement, Head of Service Disowns Him (EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS)

As reactions continue to trail the sudden emergence of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina, as Director, Human Resources, at the Ministry of Interior, more revelations have come to light how the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN and Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, plotted the reinstatement of Maina back to service.

This is coming on the heels of the Head of Service disowning him, stating that they remain unaware of his reinstatement.

A highly placed source at the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, who asked not to be named, told THE WHISTLER on Monday, that the Office was unaware of the reinstatement of Maina back to the Service.

“The Head of Service did not convey this directive, rather she sought audience with Mr. President and gave him a full brief on this matter with supporting documentation. “She is at a loss to know why the haste for Maina’s recall/resumption when no such approval has been conveyed to him by my office. There is a lot of foul play going on. A lot of very prominent people are interested in his recall and playing all sorts of games to push the wrong doing onto my boss’s head. They have failed”, the source stated.

The Ministry of Interior on Friday had distanced itself from Maina’s reinstatement and deployment putting the blame at the doorsteps of the Office of the Head of Service and Federal Civil Service Commission.

The statement read that 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”.

But a letter with Ref No. 4029.82/Vol.III/179 exclusively obtained by THE WHISTLER, showed that Malami SAN and Dambazau actually pulled the strings for his recall from sack.

Maina was actually recalled on September 18, 20127 as a Deputy Director, Administration, by the Federal Civil Service Commission acting on the advice of the Ministry of Justice initiated by the Ministry of Interior.

The letter signed by Mustapha Sulaiman for the chairman of the commission said; “The FCSC at its meeting held on Wednesday, 16th August, 2017 considered the letter from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the recommendation of the Senior Staff Committee (SSC) of the Ministry of Interior on the disciplinary case against Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, Deputy Director (Administration), Salary Grade Level 16. The FCSC, thereafter, approved the reinstatement of the Officer into the Service with effect from 21st February, 2013 (being date he was earlier dismissed from service). The FCSC also approved for the Officer to sit for the next promotion examination to the Post of Director (Administration) SGL. 17.

“I am therefore to convey the approval of the FCSC for the reinstatement into the Service of Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, Deputy Director (Administration) SGL 16.”