Lawyers beseech Tinubu to release Maina, son

A number of younger attorneys have sent an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, pleading with him to use his power as president to pardon the former head of the Presidential Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son, Faisal.

The attorneys, who were working under the auspices of the Young Lawyers League of Nigeria, asserted that Maina’s health was failing and pleaded for their claims to be granted on humane grounds as well as health reasons.

Emmanuel Ekwe, the chairman of the organisation, spoke to the media on Thursday in Abuja and stated that a letter to that effect had been submitted to the president through the office of the Secretary General of the Federation.

He stated, “In that letter, we have detailed our requests, which include, among other things, that Maina should be released from detention through lawful intervention by the president.”

“Also, we would like to clarify that his health is worsening, and we beg the president to release him on compassionate and health grounds,” they said. “We are pleading with the president to free him.”

He noted that Maina had served the country honourably and that he should not be harassed excessively because of this.

“Maina has used his knowledge to recover N1.3 trillion naira during the government of previous President Goodluck Jonathan in order to assist the economy before the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari,”

“Once more, during the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari, Maina was also successful in recovering 1.6 quadrillion naira.

“However, when it came time to pay him his five percent, that’s when all of his trouble began.”