Buhari Sacks Ex-Pension Boss From New Civil Service Job

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate dismissal of Abdulrasheed Maina. The former chairman of the presidential task force on pension reforms had been recently appointed to a new civil service position. Buhari has demanded that the head of the civil service provide "a full report of the circumstances of Maina's recall and posting to the Ministry of Interior".

Abdulrasheed Maina.

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