Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dissociated itself from the purported appointment of convicted pension thief Abdulrasheed Maina as ' Patron' of its Garki branch in Abuja, describing the action as reprehensible and a mockery of the legal profession and the fight against corruption.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Maina, a disgraced former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms who was jailed for stealing over N2 billion from pensioners, received an award from the NBA Garki Branch at an event held on Jimmy Carter Street, Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday.

Mr Maina, whose neck was adorned with a muffler with an inscription, 'Patron, NBA Garki branch,' at the event, was honoured with the Rule of Law an...