COURT VACATES ARREST WARRANT AGAINST SACKED PENSION BOSS, MAINA

A
federal high court sitting in Abuja  Wednesday morning, vacated the arrest
warrant issued by Nigerian Senate against the sacked chairman of the Pension
Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina.

Justice
Adamu Bello, in his one hour judgment held that the arrest warrant issued did
not comply with section 88 of the 1999 constitution as amended.

The
court held that it was regrettable that the respondents failed to make
available the National Assembly journal or the official government gazette,
containing the process leading to the issuance of the arrest warrant.

According
to  Bello, the lack of these documents, means there is no evidence to
show that the arrest warrant emanated through the process in accordance with
the law.

He
further restrained the Senate and its committees, including the Nigerian Police
from attempting to arrest or harass Mr. Maina in relation to his failure to
appear before it on the pending investigation into the rot in pension administration.
The judgement was delivered in the absence of Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, who
is still at large.