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Umahi condemned the collection of kickback from recently promoted civil servants in which the permanent secretary was found complicit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money demanded by civil servants in charge of the process, was for the typing and collection of the document containing details of the promotion, they claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/12\/umahi-denies-stepping-down-his-presidential-ambition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor<\/a> directed the Secretary to the State Government to issue the letter of indefinite suspension to the permanent secretary for his complicity in the scam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll heads of administration and persons involved in this exploitation are to forfeit one month\u2019s salary each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe concerned heads of administration are hereby directed to fully refund all monies collected from the newly-promoted civil servants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe refund should be paid directly to their bank accounts and such officials should submit the bank tellers to the Principal Secretary to the governor within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to comply with this directive attracts dismissal from the state civil service,\u2019\u2019 the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The statement observed that if there were requirements to process relevant promotion documents as claimed, such requirements should be brought to the notice of the state governor by the Office of the Head of Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is the proper thing to do rather than resorting to exploitation of the newly-promoted civil servants,\u2019\u2019 the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. 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