The Bauchi State Government has dismissed two senior officers from its civil service after they were found guilty of forgery.
Saleh Umar, Information and Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Bauchi.
According to Umar, the affected officers are Yusuf Ningi, an Administrative Officer, and Suleiman Ahmed, a Principal Executive Officer I. They were dismissed during the commission’s 35th plenary session held on Tuesday.
“The officers were posted to Government House from the Office of the Head of Civil Service, and their dismissal took effect from September 23,” Umar said.
He explained that the commission found them guilty of forgery, an offence that contravenes State Public Service Rule 0327 (ii, iii and vi).
Umar quoted the Chairman of the commission, Dr Ibrahim Muhammad, as warning civil servants in the state to follow the Public Service Rules and Regulations.
He said, “Adherence to laid-down laws will free them from unlawful practice and improve the quality of service delivery, free of corruption.”
Muhammad urged workers to respect internal and external circulars while carrying out their duties. He stressed that the commission remains committed to ethical conduct, integrity and the rule of law within the state civil service.
Meanwhile, the commission approved the promotion of three substantive Directors and endorsed the elevation of four Deputy Directors to Directors.
Those promoted include Directors of Administration and Human Resources, Audit, Planning, Research and Statistics, Civil Litigation, and Land and Valuation.
Others promoted are eight Chief State Counsels and Chief Land Officers, who were moved up to the rank of Deputy Directors.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the commission had earlier, on September 11, dismissed an Education Officer for alleged gross misconduct involving sexual harassment.
