President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf. Mr. Yusuf was suspended by the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct. A panel commissioned by the minister after Mr. Yusuf’s suspension later found him culpable for infractions that ranged from nepotism to theft of public funds. An administration official familiar with the development told PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday evening that Mr. Buhari did not consider Mr. Yusuf’s indictment by a ministerial panel before asking him to…
Buhari Ignores Health Minister And Reinstates Suspended NHIS Chief
