President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf. 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 Yusuf’s suspension later found him culpable of infractions that ranged from nepotism to theft of public funds. An administration official familiar with the development told our correspondent yesterday evening that Buhari did not consider Yusuf’s indictment by a ministerial panel before asking him to return to work.
According to the source, the letter of reinstatement was sent to Adewole yesterday evening. Adewole confirmed receipt of the reinstatement letter to Premium Times yesterday night, but didn’t elaborate on when Yusuf would resume or under which terms.
“It is true that the president has reinstated him,” he said. The reinstatement letter urged Yusuf to work closely with the minister upon resumption. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, did not immediately respond to Premium Times’ requests for comments about the development.
