The suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has been recalled by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Yusuf was suspended by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, last year over alleged financial scam.
Adewole was informed of Yusuf’s recall in a letter with reference number, ‘SH/COS/10/6/A/29’ by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.
In the letter which reached the minister on Tuesday, Yusuf was directed to work harmoniously with his boss.
It is not known however when the NHIS boss will resume work.
As at Tuesday, it was gathered that he was still being grilled by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
It would be recalled that Adewole suspended Yusuf over alleged financial scam last year.
He is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, over a fraud involving N919 million.
A committee set up by Adewole had last year investigated the scam which Yusuf was said to have been involved in.
The report of the probe which was submitted to the President Buhari last September indicted Yusuf.
He was said to have truly abused his office.
The probe panel said Yusuf colluded with others to perpetrate fraud to the tune of over N919 million.
The money was said to be paid in an alleged shady manner for consultancy and staff training.
As part of its recommendations, the panel advised the EFCC to probe Yusuf over the N919 million scam.
He was said to have violated the Procurement Act of 2007 by his actions.
The probe panel which threw light on how the scam was carried out said the number of trainees was increased beyond the number of employees at the agency.
Also, some employees were registered for the same training in two different states at the same time, the probe panel said.