- Okonjo-Iweala has been summoned by a House of Reps panel over alleged pension fraud
- Other top government officials were also invited by the panel
A House of Representatives panel has summoned former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina over alleged fraud.
Premium Times reports that they were invited over allegations of diversion of pension funds by the presidential task force on pension reforms from 2010.
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Also invited by the panel are the head of civil service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, the central bank governor Godwin Emiefele, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ibrahim Magu, the inspector general of police Ibrahim Idris, and the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission and all members of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms.
Others are the former Head of Civil Service, Steve Orosanye, and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami.
They were asked to appear on Monday to come and explain their role in the alleged diversion.
Sharon Ikeazor who is the executive secretary of Pension Transitional Administration Directorate in her presentation said “the directorate did not receive any document from the task force when it was established.”
She said “only the liabilities were handed over to the directorate.”
Anayo Nnebe who is the chairman of the committee said they needed to hear from other parties. He said: “We cannot conclude this investigation without hearing from the persons involved. We must bring all the culprits to book.”
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Meanwhile, about four months after he received a detailed report on how Maina was readmitted into the civil service, President Muhammadu Buhari has not taken a firm position on the controversial issue.
The president’s detractors said he is delaying to respond to the report with the hope that Nigerians would soon forget the issue. But his supporters pointed to his history as a thorough administrator who would only take decisions after he gets all the facts on matters of national importance, Premium Times reports.
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