Civil servant sacked over Facebook comment sues Bauchi State Government

Bauchi State government and three others have been sued by a staff of the State Ministry of Finance, Mallam Abbas Ahmed Faggo who was sacked over his facebook comment on the elaborate government spending on the wedding of the Governor’s son.

A copy of the suit filed by his counsel, Mr Usman Baffa Darazo, which was distributed to newsmen on Thursday at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Bauchi revealed that Fago filed a suit before National Industrial Court, sitting in Jos and faulted the termination of his appointment by the state government on the grounds that he was not given fair hearing or the opportunity to defend himself.

Fago said: “After I answered the query given to me by the Head of Service, I was discharged from duty by the magistrate court and considering the
allegation levelled against me which is criminal in nature, I was supposed to have been given adequate time and facilities to defend myself in relation to the said allegation before my appointment was terminated.”

He however urged the court to declare the termination of his appointment as null and void and order government to reinstate him with all his emoluments
from the date of his termination.

Faggo’s Counsel,Mr. Darazo said the case was before the Chief Judge of the Industrial Court for reassigning and mentioning.

-- DailyPost