The Senate has accused unnamed officials of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) of sharing 222 houses which the anti crime agency recovered from the embattled chairman of thePresidential Task force on Pensions Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina.
The chairman of the Senate Federal establishment Senator Emmanuel Paulker, who made the accusation via order 42 and 43, described the investigation into the scam in the pention funds as a herculean task, adding that his committee which was set up barely a month ago, ran into trouble in the course of investigating the embattled Pension Task-force chairman.
He said that the combined team of EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) allegedly recovered over 222 houses, including hotels from Maina,and were shared among some top officials.
According to him, the committee did not have the mandate to investigate further due to the scope of it’s mandate.
“Mr. President (of the Senate), Distinguished colleagues, you could recall that the committee investigating former Presidential Task-force on Pensions Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina was barely a month now.
“We met a very complex situation because we realized that over 222 houses, including hotels have been recovered by EFCC and ICPC and shared, but we lack the mandate to investigate that aspect. I wish that we should be given time.” [myad]
The Senator sought his colleagues’ permission formore time to investigate those properties.
Senator Gbenga Ashafa, in his contribution, said that the Committee should be given time to complete its report due to the nature of the task.
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki through voice votes, ruled that the committee should ensure a detailed job and report back in two weeks time.
