- Lawyers want Maina reinstated back to his position to help Nigeria recover more stolen funds
- Claimed that Maina’s health was deteriorating
- Want Maina, son’s freedom on compassionate and health grounds
A group of young lawyers has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to free the detained former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina and his son, Faisal through presidential intervention.
Among other requests, the group of lawyers appealed for compensation for Maina, judicial review of his case and that he be reinstated back to his position to help Nigeria recover more stolen funds.
The group, who briefed newsmen on the development on Thursday, made the appeal via a letter titled: “Travails of Dr. Abdulrasheed Maina after recovering N2.93 trillion for successive administrations”.
Speaking through its Chairman, Emmanuel Ekwe, the league of young lawyers told newsmen that a letter to that effect has been submitted to the president through the office of the Secretary to the Federal Government on Thursday morning.
The move, according to them, became necessary against the backdrop of Maina’s deteriorating health, pleading that their demands be granted on both compassionate and health grounds.
The statement reads, “In that letter, we have chronicled our demands that among other things, Maina be released from detention through lawful presidential intervention.
“As you can see, Nigeria is in a precarious situation at this time and we are in dire need of money to finance our projects including the subsidy removal.
“Maina has used his expertise before now to recover N1.3 trillion during former president Goodluck Jonathan administration to aid the economy. Again, during president Muhammadu Buhari era, Maina also recovered N1.6 trillion.
“But when it got to the time to pay him his five percent, his travail started, the league of young lawyers stated in their letter to the president.
The group thereafter reminded the federal government that Maina has served Nigeria meritoriously and must not be persecuted unduly or allowed to languish in prison.