The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission (CSC) has dismissed Nasiru Sama’ila, Chief Clerical Officer and Auwal Jibrin, Assistant Chief Clerical Officer all of the Ministry of Finance over acts of serious misconduct of forgery.
The Commission took the decision during its 18th plenary Session held on Tuesday at the Conference Hall of the Commission.
According to a press statement by the Information Officer of the Commission, Saleh Umar, during the deliberations on disciplinary cases, the two Officers were found guilty of forging documents that enable them to divert the sum of N332,000 belonging to a former and deceased staff, Jibrin Adamu Zalanga of the Ministry.
He stated that the act contravenes section 327 of the Public Service Rules (PSR) and admitted to having committed the crime in their responses to the queries issued to them individually by the Ministry.
They were earlier arrested by the Police and arraigned before the State Chief Magistrate Court according to the relevant laws of the country.
On the other hand, the Commission also during the session promoted 73 Officers and approved the conversion of 11 Officers during the routine activities in the plenary session.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs took centre stage with 59 personnel promoted to various grades.
The Chairman of the Commission, Alh. Abubakar Usman Madakin Bunun Bauchi who presided over the sitting with full Members in attendance said that the issues of financial disciplinary cases have become worrisome to the Commission.
He, therefore, enjoined the civil servants in the state to be grateful and fear God in the discharge of their official duties and further urged the workers to be mindful of the financial instructions in their day-to-day activities.
It would be recalled that recently, the Commission terminated the appointment of one Ibrahim Garba attached to the state pension board for a similar offence.
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