President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Boade Akinola, director, media, ministry of health, announced this in a statement on Monday.
Akinola said the president has approved the appointment of Mohammed Sambo, as the new head of NHIS.
She said the sack of Yusuf was in line with the recommendation of a panel set up to probe the crisis in the scheme.
“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,” the statement read.
“Similarly, the President also approved the dissolution of the governing board of the NHIS and directed the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health to exercise full powers of the council pending the constitution of a new board.”
The statement added that Buhari had reappointed Chikwe Ihekweazu as director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). (The Cable)
