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Nigeria's former senate president David Mark has narrated the conditions surrounding the sack of ex-pension reform boss Abdulrasheed Maina during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
According to him, the senate had to threaten and bully the executive to sack Maina.
This was contained in a book, “Against the Run of Play,” written by the Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay Newspaper, Olusegun Adeniyi.
According to Mark the Senate took the step because Maina "is a very loud fellow who talks too much.
“He was all over the place, boasting about his connection to the Presidential Villa and kept on bluffing the Senate.
“To compound the issue, he was indeed seen driving in and out of Aso Rock in a convoy of vehicles with police escort. It was at a point when I couldn’t take the nonsense any longer that that I decided on the letter to the President.”
He was quoted as saying on February 13, 2013 the senate gave Jonathan a two-day ultimatum to sack Maina from the civil service.
”The Executive has to choose between the Senate and Maina. He has crucified himself. If Maina remains, then the Senate would react appropriately. The Senate is not lacking in ideas on what to do.
“Nobody in this country is bigger than our democracy. I have been extremely patient with Maina, so that when we react, they will know that we have been fair.”
According to him, the senate had to threaten and bully the executive to sack Maina.
This was contained in a book, “Against the Run of Play,” written by the Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay Newspaper, Olusegun Adeniyi.
According to Mark the Senate took the step because Maina "is a very loud fellow who talks too much.
“He was all over the place, boasting about his connection to the Presidential Villa and kept on bluffing the Senate.
“To compound the issue, he was indeed seen driving in and out of Aso Rock in a convoy of vehicles with police escort. It was at a point when I couldn’t take the nonsense any longer that that I decided on the letter to the President.”
He was quoted as saying on February 13, 2013 the senate gave Jonathan a two-day ultimatum to sack Maina from the civil service.
”The Executive has to choose between the Senate and Maina. He has crucified himself. If Maina remains, then the Senate would react appropriately. The Senate is not lacking in ideas on what to do.
“Nobody in this country is bigger than our democracy. I have been extremely patient with Maina, so that when we react, they will know that we have been fair.”
