The Senate has started probe into the reinstatement and promotion of wanted ex-Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina.

At the plenary on Tuesday, Senator Isah Misau said the incident is an embarrassment to the country.

“So I understand why a government that is always talking about fighting corruption, then the same people who are close to the president are covering people who are highly corrupt in the society,” he said.

“The office of the attorney-general was stated in this controversy and I think the senate in the 7th assembly and the person was declared wanted. I think in a government where we are preaching that the right things to be done and I think it is a deep embarrassment for this government.

“I think this senate should investigate this matter and find out, how did the person come back, how is that security men are attached to him and nobody has arrested him? Someone who is on wanted list of the EFCC and now a director, I think it is unfortunate.”

The Senate then set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the matter.

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