Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Dr. Abdulrasheed Maina, has claimed that he recovered more than ₦1.3 trillion in stolen pension funds and secured assets valued at about ₦88 billion for Nigeria during his tenure.
Dr. Maina made the disclosure in Abuja while receiving an award from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Garki Branch, in recognition of what the association described as his sacrifice and contributions to asset recovery efforts in the country.
According to him, his actions were guided by strong personal principles and a belief in the rule of law, stressing that his intentions have always been in the best interest of Nigeria, particularly in the fight against corruption and asset recovery.
However, Maina lamented what he described as sustained persecution, humiliation, and maltreatment of his family, insisting that his ordeal stemmed from his insistence that “the law should prevail over power.”
“How does a system look at an eleven-year-old child and label him a criminal, not because of anything he did, but because of who his father is?” Maina asked. “In 2019, when my son was nineteen, the car he was driving was hit with bullets. He survived, and after surviving, he was detained,” he alleged.
The former task team boss commended the current administration for what he described as renewed efforts to recover looted public funds from past government officials, expressing optimism that more stolen assets would be recovered.
Maina clarified that he was not seeking sympathy but demanding accountability, transparency, and basic human decency. He argued that a credible anti-corruption fight must include clear explanations regarding the ₦1.3 trillion and 227 properties he claimed to have recovered for the country, as well as reasons the agreement signed in that regard was allegedly dishonoured.
He added that he has submitted formal petitions on the matter and remains open to any independent investigation, maintaining that detailed records of the recoveries exist and can be verified.
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