No Kobo Has Been Paid Maina Since 2013 – Finance Minister (Updated)

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has revealed that the embattled former chairman of the Presidential Pension Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina has received no salary from the federal government since 2013.

This is contrary to claims made by Maina’s counsel, Mohammed Katu.

Katu, had before the House of Representatives committee probing Maina’s alleged reinstatement claimed that Maina, who was recently sacked as director of the ministry of Interior following his secret reinstatement, is still working as a government official.

“Maina is still receiving salaries. 23 files were sent to him in his capacity as acting director, even while he was absent. Maina has continued to work even after he was dismissed,” Katu had claimed.

However, at the commencement of hearing today, Mrs. Adeosun said Maina was last paid in March, 2013.

According to her, the ministry currently has no biometric data of Maina.

“We use two platforms to pay salary- IPPS and GIFMIS the and there is no trace of any payment made to any Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina,” Adeosu said.

“We do not have the bio metrics data of Mr Maina which corroborates the point made by the accountant general that his salary was stopped in March 2013, that was the last payment we had to Maina.

“We are not making any payment to him. The only conclusion we can draw is that he is not receiving salary from the federal government as far as our records are aware.”

Also restating Mrs. Adeosun’s position, accountant general of the federation, Ahmed Idris said, “With respect to salary, let me say from my records and I am saying this categorically that Maina received salary last in 2013 and from March 2013, he was removed from the payroll.

“So, I don’t know from where Maina was getting salary and I did a test run on the system with different combinations of the name to see if there was anywhere I could see anybody bearing that name receiving salary and there was none. Payment of salary is not just made in the air.”