Former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. [Photo credit: juliana taiwo - WordPress.com]Senators are reluctant to stand as surety to a former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team , Abdulrasheed Maina, his lawyer, Afam Osigwe, said.
The judge, Okon Abang, who is presiding over the matter, had asked the defendant’s lawyer, whether Mr Maina has been able to perfect his bail conditions.Mr Maina’s lawyer further said he is trying to explore other strategies to ensure that the bail conditions are fully complied with.Mr Maina is being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, operating fictitious accounts and other fraudulent activities.
Unable to meet those bail conditions, the former PRTT chairman through his lawyer appealed to the court to vary the bail conditions.
Nobody wants to give Garba Shehu amunition to threaten them with jail 2 years down the line.
They ought to be reluctant after all, Abaribe and Nnamdi Kanu have taught them a lesson. Maina should be kept in Kuje prison. Many of retirees he swindled had died for so long.