Dambazau, Oyo-Ita Trade Blame On Maina Recall

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, lied that she was responsible for the recall of former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, to office.
Danbanzau on Sunday, October 22 blamed Oyo-Ita and the Federal Civil Service Commission for Maina’s reinstatement.
Speaking through a statement by her Assistant Director, Media Relations, Mohammed Manga, Oyo-Ita said: “The attention of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has been drawn to several media reports that the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has approved the reinstatement into the Federal Civil Service of Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina and his subsequent posting to the Ministry of Interior.
“The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation wishes to inform the public that the reinstatement and posting of Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina never emanated from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
“Consequently, the purported reinstatement and posting by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation is totally erroneous and misleading.”
Dambazau had in a statement by his Press Secretary, Ehisienmen Osaigbovo, denied responsibility for Maina’s recall to service but pushed it to Oyo-Ita.
The statement explained that Maina “was posted few days ago to the Ministry of Interior by the Office of the Head of Service on an Acting capacity to fill a vacancy created following the retirement of the Director heading the Human Resources Department in the Ministry.”
The minister had blamed Maina’s recall on the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation and the Federal Civil Service Commission.
He said the two bodies are responsible for “issues relating to Discipline, Employment, Re-engagement, Posting, Promotion and Retirements of Federal Civil Servants.”
“It is understood that Maina’s last posting was with the Ministry of Interior, and that is probably why he was re-posted back to the Ministry,” the statement added.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday ordered the immediate sack of Maina and directed Oyo-Ita to provide a detailed report on the matter to his office by the close of work same day.