The governing board of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the scheme, indefinitely.
Enantu Ifenna, chairman of the board, announced Yusuf’s suspension at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday.
Speaking to TheCable over the phone, Ifenna said Yusuf was suspended over allegations of financial infractions levelled against him.
She also said the executive secretary had refused to carry out the board’s decisions on critical issues and institutionalised corruption at the agency.
She accused the ES of allegedly inflating the scheme’s 2018 budget, “fraudulently inflating the cost of biometric capturing machines”, and “attempt to illegally execute N30 billion in federal government bonds”.
The board also alleged that Yusuf carried out unauthorised staff travel “in defiance to council directive”, “superfluous…
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