The Chief Secretarial Assistant attached to the Bauchi State Pension Board, Ibrahim Garba, has been sacked by the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission (BSCSC) over allegations of misconduct of salary and pension scam.
The Information Officer, BSCSC, Mr Saleh Umar, confirmed the development to newsmen in the state on Tuesday.
According to the commission, the accused’s action violated the Public Service Rule (PSR) 0327(XI) which deals with the issues of financial embezzlement.
“The commission approved the termination during a sitting of the 17th plenary session held on August 1.
“A disciplinary committee of the State Pension Board found Garba guilty of swapping the account number of one Audu Mohammed, now deceased, with his own.
“This facilitated the change of pay point after the relatives of the deceased reported his death.
“Thereafter, he received an illegal pension for 55 months of N54,871 for four years and seven months which amounted to over N3 million.
”This amount will be recovered from Garba’s benefits,” he said.
Additionally, the Information Officer stated that the chairman of the commission, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, has called on workers in the state to be God-fearing in the discharge of their duties.
Usman said the public service rule must be observed and adhered to.
The chairman assured the civil servants in the state that no worker will be victimised for nothing, adding that the commission will not fold its hands while bad eggs sabotage the service.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Waste Management Authority has urged traders and other residents to ensure that they dispose of their waste properly.
It said households were expected to own waste bins for proper waste evacuation.
The agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Folashade Kadiri, made the call while reacting to the issue refuse noticed at the Ojuwoye Market in the Mushin area of the state.
She said while the refuse in the market was being cleared at least twice daily, the public needed to be enlightened on proper disposal of waste and waste management.
“Please help enlighten the people to do the right thing.
“Households are expected to own a bin, pay for waste evacuation and dump appropriately,” Kadiri said.