President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dismissal of the executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf.
This was disclosed in a statement issued Monday night by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, Boade Akinola.
The statement also announced the dissolution of the governing board of the NHIS.
The approval for Yusuf’s sack is coming seven months after a panel which investigated him for fraud recommended the termination of his appointment.
Yusuf has been on administrative leave.
Meanwhile, the President has also approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo as the new executive secretary.
The statement read: “Following the recommendations of report by an independent fact finding panel on the NHIS, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf, who has been on administrative leave and has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Sambo as the new executive secretary.
“Similarly, the president also approved the dissolution of the governing board of NHIS and directed the permanent secretary, federal ministry of health to exercise full powers of the council pending the constitution of a new board.
“President Buhari has also approved the appointment of Dr. Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu as director general of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The appointment is in line with the provisions of section 11(1)(3) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (Establishment) Act, 2018.
