Fresh facts have emerged on why Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred E. Oyo-Ita snubbed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami twice over the reinstatement of former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, who was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on corruption charges.
Insiders told us that: “Read the letter recalling Maina and you will see that it emanated from the Federal Civil Service Commission and not the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation because Mrs. Winifred E. Oyo-Ita snubbed Malami’s two requests to recall the wanted man.”
“It was after Oyo-Ita had questioned and rejected Malami’s two letters asking for the reinstatement of Maina, that the Justice Minister turned to the Federal Civil Service Commission for assistance to get his desire accomplished.”
“That was why Maina’s letter of reinstatement dated September 18, 2017, and signed by one Mustapha L. Sulaiman for the FCSC chairman, was written from the FCSC, even without an input from the HoS.”
Chairman of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigerian (ASCSN), Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Chapter, Comrade Bolaji Sunday Olaiya said: “If anybody is to be questioned, it is the man who signed the letter on behalf of the HoS, giving the impression that the letter came from the office.”
“The person must have soiled his hands somewhere along the line as you can see; that even the reference ‘4029’ which is used in the letter is fake and incomplete. The 4029 is not a complete reference; he is trying to mislead the public and the Nigerian people. The correct reference starts with ‘FC4029’.”
“He is misleading the general public by referring this letter as if it emanated from the HoS. This letter he referred to dated 18th September; does not exist but it emanated from the Federal Civil Service Commission.”