Maina: Melaye lambasts AGF, says Buhari surrounded by ‘cankerworms and caterpillars’

Senator Dino Melaye has lambasted the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over his alleged mastermind of the reinstatement of an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-wanted man accused of corruption, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the federal civil service.

Lamenting that Malami had “stained” his hands with his alleged involvement in Maina’s saga, Melaye regretted that a good leader as President Muhammadu Buhari, who meant well for his people was “surrounded by cankerworms and caterpillars”.

Melaye, who represents Kogi West senatorial district at the Senate, stated this on Tuesday while contributing to a debate on Maina’s reinstatement at the floor of the Senate.

Some documents have confirmed that Malami was largely responsible for the reinstatement of Maina, a former chairman of the presidential task force team on pension reforms accused of corruption and wanted by the EFCC.

Contributing in a motion sponsored by Isah Misau, the Senator representing Bauchi Central, on the saga, Melaye accused Malami of abuse of office and demanded that Buhari separated the AGF’s office from that of the Minister of Justice.

He said, “It is pathetic. I want to ask this question to the executive; should we continue in sin and ask grace to abound? Time after time, the AGF and minister of justice has abused this office. We are not talking about Maina.

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“We should talk about the integrity of the AGF and minister of justice. If the law officer has his hands stained then the entire nation is one a stained.

“Mr President is a good man and he means well but he is surrounded by cankerworms and caterpillars. We should have the audacity to take strong decisions. Nigerians would understand why the office of AGF and minister of justice is separated. We must recommend to the president that the AGF has displayed gross incompetence for the office it is occupying.”

 

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