Lagos Sacks 14 Workers For Stealing, Absenteeism
The Lagos State Government has sacked 14 workers over alleged stealing, fraud and absenteeism from work without due permission.
The culprits were made to face the Personnel Management Board, PMB, the disciplinary body in the state civil service and were found wanting and kicked out.
According to the September edition of the Lagos State in-house newspaper, Alausa Alert, the affected officers’ rank ranged from grade level 7 to 15.
A senior accountant on grade level 10 had his appointment terminated for diverting official fund to the tune of N1.02 million for personal use being Parastatal Monitoring Office, PMO, fund entrusted to him.
Another grade level 7 officer was sacked for his involvement in a fertilizer deal amounting to N1.05 million, land racketeering and unauthorized absence from work without permission.
Also, a Senior Traffic Superintendent was dismissed for demanding gratification, while a Traffic Officer II was sacked for absenting himself from duty without leave or permission, refusing posting and failure to honour an invitation to appear before the PMB.
A chief typist on grade level 9 was also sacked for falsification of medical documents to cover up a period of absence, insubordination and inefficiency while a station manager, assistant scientific officer on grade level 13 was booted out for engaging the services of non-staff in the operation of the centre.
Likewise, a traffic superintendent was dismissed for defrauding an offender to the tune of N22,400 and performing illegal duty.
Seven others were sacked for absenting themselves from duty without leave or reasonable cause.
The Head of Service, Mr. Adesegun Ogunlewe, had warned that the state would not tolerate corruption among civil servants, adding that the state government was bent on fighting it.
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