The
Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, has
been suspended.
The Minister of Health, Isaac
Adewole, approved the suspension on Thursday with immediate effect, multiple
sources familiar with the development informed PREMIUM TIMES Thursday night.
Mr. Yusuf, 54, took over the
state-run health insurance provider on July 29, 2016.
But his reign has been fraught
with allegations of fraud.
The suspension came weeks after
the Senate launched investigations into his activities as the NHIS chief.
The lawmakers accused Mr. Yusuf of
“corrupt expenditure of N292 million” which he allegedly spent on health care
training “without recourse to any appropriate approving authority.”
The NHIS chief has denied any
wrongdoing.
Reached for comments about the
development, Mr. Yusuf denied he had been suspended, telling PREMIUM TIMES the
allegations against him are unfounded.
“Who told
you I have been suspended or that I did any sharp practices? The person should
come forward with proofs,” he said.
But multiple sources in the NHIS
and the Health Ministry confirmed that Mr. Yusuf received his suspension letter
Thursday evening.
The Minister of Health, Isaac
Adewole, did not immediately respond to requests for comments Thursday night.
Boade Akinola and Odoh Onuh,
spokespersons for the Health Ministry and NHIS, both said in separate phone
interviews that they weren’t aware of such development before leaving their
respective offices on Thursday.
Source: Premium Times
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