The House of Representatives has joined the
senate in demanding for the dismissal of the Chairman of the Pension
Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina from the civil service.
The chairman of the House committee on rules and business, Albert
Sam-Tsokwa, who moved the motion, said there is the need to present a
common front with respect to the institutional integrity of the National
Assembly.
Almost all the lawmakers were strongly in support of the motion and condemned, what they described as the impunity and disregard exhibited towards the parliamentary institution by one public servant.
The House is “conscious of the need to present a common front with respect to the institutional integrity of the National Assembly,” the lawmakers said in a motion, adding they were “aware of the need to send a strong signal to the executive arm of the government of the resolve of the National Assembly to stop impunity and disregard for due process in the conduct of government business.”
The speaker said the country cannot be said to be fighting corruption and the indicted chairman is been seen in the corridors of power.
Senators have accused Mr Maina of refusing to surrender to the Senate’s investigations into the scheme, ignoring summons and raising allegations that lawmakers were after him.
The controversy peaked with the Senate’s unanimous decision last week calling for his removal and prosecution after more than one year of investigations.
After initially objecting on enforcing the resolution, President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday ordered the Head of the Civil service, Isa Sali, to commence sanctions on Mr Maina, for absconding from his duty post.
A government panel to recommend sanctions-which is clearly stated in civil service rules as dismissal-has been formed, and has yet to table its proposals.
The Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina
Almost all the lawmakers were strongly in support of the motion and condemned, what they described as the impunity and disregard exhibited towards the parliamentary institution by one public servant.
The House is “conscious of the need to present a common front with respect to the institutional integrity of the National Assembly,” the lawmakers said in a motion, adding they were “aware of the need to send a strong signal to the executive arm of the government of the resolve of the National Assembly to stop impunity and disregard for due process in the conduct of government business.”
The speaker said the country cannot be said to be fighting corruption and the indicted chairman is been seen in the corridors of power.
Senators have accused Mr Maina of refusing to surrender to the Senate’s investigations into the scheme, ignoring summons and raising allegations that lawmakers were after him.
The controversy peaked with the Senate’s unanimous decision last week calling for his removal and prosecution after more than one year of investigations.
After initially objecting on enforcing the resolution, President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday ordered the Head of the Civil service, Isa Sali, to commence sanctions on Mr Maina, for absconding from his duty post.
A government panel to recommend sanctions-which is clearly stated in civil service rules as dismissal-has been formed, and has yet to table its proposals.
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