Maina also alleged large-scale theft of public funds and questionable asset recoveries linked to past administrations.
Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, has called for deeper investigation into the activities of former Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami.
Maina also alleged large-scale theft of public funds and questionable asset recoveries linked to past administrations.
He made the claims while speaking on issues surrounding asset recovery and alleged corruption within government in a video seen by SaharaReporters, insisting that what authorities had uncovered so far represented only a fraction of the alleged funds involved.
“Malami allegedly stole a lot of funds. What government has seen so far is not even one quarter, because my specialty is the recovery of public funds. I trace funds wherever they are, and that is why they have been after me,” Maina said.
He further claimed that more recoverable assets were linked to Malami, questioning the scale of properties already associated with investigations.
“We can recover these funds from Malami; they are more than what has been seen. What are N217billion properties?” he asked.
Maina expressed support for ongoing accountability efforts, saying, “Yes, the government is doing the right thing. The government is doing the right thing because if we don’t start, there must be accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, which is what I see this government is actually doing.”
He contrasted the current situation with previous administrations, stating that the alleged activities occurred in the past.
“As against what the last administration has been doing, because all these things happened during the last administration. I don’t believe this could happen in this administration,” Maina said.
Maina also recounted events involving his alleged summons from abroad, referencing former presidents and senior officials.
“How could somebody come to Abu Dhabi? The president, the late president, may his soul rest in peace, Muhammadu Buhari, was there,” he said, adding, “They begged me. I refused to come to Nigeria.”
According to him, pressure was later applied through his family. “They went back, came back to Nigeria, went and made my mother insist that I must come, because Jonathan had told them I recovered 1.6 trillion during his time. This can be ascertained by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She’s there,” he said.
Maina also made allegations involving asset recoveries linked to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under a former leadership.
“And 227 properties under Magu. And I can tell you, allegedly, these properties were shared among Magu and his colonists and Malami. It is one of the reasons for the fallout of Malami and Magu,” he added.