The Bauchi government has dismissed two senior civil service officers after they were found guilty of forgery.

Saleh Umar, spokesman for the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Bauchi.

According to Umar, the two officers, Yusuf Ningi, an admin officer, and Suleiman Ahmed, a principal executive officer 1, were dismissed during the commission’s 35th plenary on Tuesday.

He stated that the officers were found guilty of forgery, an offence he said contravened State Public Service Rule 0327, (ii, iii, and vi).

“The Officers were posted to Government House from the Office of the Head of Civil Service, and their dismissal took effect from September 23,” said the statement.

The chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Muhammad, called on civil servants to work with the provisions of the Public Service Rules and Regulations. He urged them to also work with external and internal circulars while carrying out their assignment at their duty posts.

Mr Muhammad said that adherence to laid-down laws will free them from unlawful practices and improve the quality of service delivery, free from corruption. He reiterated the commission’s stance on ethical conduct, integrity, and commitment to the rules of law within the state civil service.

Meanwhile, the commission formalised the promotion of three substantive Directors into the State civil service during the plenary and also endorsed the promotion of four deputy directors to directors.

The commission, on September 11, dismissed an education officer for alleged gross misconduct of sexual harassment.

(NAN)