Politics
Disregard Malami’s ‘blatant lie’, I didn’t receive N5bn monthly from Maina- Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the reported statement by Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, claiming he benefited illicitly from the pension fund under Abdulrasheed Maina’s supervision, saying it was all “a blatant lie”.
He said there was no truth to the reports that he was paid N5 billion monthly from the pension fund.
His media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, stated this in Abuja on Saturday while reacting to the statement credited to Malami as published in a national newspaper last week.
Malami was said to have told a Senate ad-hoc committee that an “ex-president was taking N5bn monthly from the Pension Fund.”
Eze dismissed the claim as “a blatant lie hurriedly cooked up to divert the attention of the general public from the raging ‘Mainagate’ and other embarrassing scandals.”
He added, “We believe that the story was concocted as part of the unfolding grand design (by the Buhari administration) to always dodge responsibility and blame every evil act taking place in the present dispensation on the past (Jonathan) administration.
“In the first place, we do not believe that Malami made such a claim because he is in a position to know that it is simply not true.”
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yanju omotodun
November 19, 2017 at 5:02 am
I don’t trust you Jonathan, it could be that your funny wife is the one receiving the #5bn on your behalf
JOHNSON PETER
November 19, 2017 at 5:15 am
The fact is that Jonathan is guilty as well but immunity will always cover him as an ex president for life
Balarabe musa
November 19, 2017 at 5:24 am
No immunity for him again, he will be arrested if the allegations are confirmed to be factual. No sacred cows in baba buhari regime
seyi jelili
November 19, 2017 at 5:19 am
But from this story, malami mentioned an ex president not Jonathan, it could be another person but for Jonathan to have retorted, then he was the one.
Anita Kingsley
November 19, 2017 at 4:29 pm
We don’t need him to mention Jonathan’s name before known he was referring to Jonathan. Maina served actively under Jonathan’s regime, so what are you now saying?
Animashaun Ayodeji
November 19, 2017 at 4:15 pm
Investigation should be conducted on Jonathan to be sure he truly didn’t benefit from the pension fraud under Abdulrasheed Maina’s supervision. Politicians cannot be trusted, so also Jonathan
Anita Kingsley
November 19, 2017 at 4:25 pm
It’s a usual thing, no one expected the former president to admit he benefited from the illegal money, but one thing is sure, Jonathan truly did knew about Maina’s corrupt act.
Abeni Adebisi
November 19, 2017 at 4:32 pm
Since Abubakar Malami didn’t mention any name, his claims should not be taken seriously until he has the courage to mention the president who benefited from pension fraud.