The Bauchi State government has sanctioned four senior officers for gross misconduct in the discharge of their service.
The Spokesman for the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, Mr. Saleh Umar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Bauchi.
Umar said the decision, which was made during the commission’s plenary session, was part of a continued effort to sanitise the state’s civil service.
He listed the names of the affected officers to include Garba Hussaini, a Director, Education and former Provost and Haruna Umar, a Deputy Director, Administration and Human Resources.
Others were Umar Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer (Account), and Mohammed Usman, Chief Clerical Officer – Cashier, all attached to Bill and Melinda Gates College of Health Sciences Technology in Ningi Local Government Area of the state.
Umar explained that the interdicted officers have been placed on 50 percent of their salaries with effect from October 28 till the end of the full investigation.
“The commission’s decision was taken to allow further investigation into the allegations laid against the officers.
“The officers were accused of misconduct that contradicts Bauchi State Public Service Regulations – 0327 (x) and (xxii) and interdicted under rules 0329 (i), (ii) and (iii) to further distance them from their duty posts for seamless and smooth investigation.
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“In a light-hearted part, the commission has promoted 21 officers to their next grades of Deputy Chief Librarian, Assistant Chief Librarians and Principal Librarians to grade levels 15, 14, 13, 12 and 10 respectively.
“Others are Assistant Chief Executive Officer and Chief Confidential Secretary on grade levels 13 and 14,” the spokesman added.