THERE was a strong indication Friday evening that the suspension placed on the Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf, may be overruled by the Presidency.
Already, the suspended Executive Secretary has defied the directive by the Governing Council that he should proceed on indefinite suspension over various forms of administrative infractions.
Prof. Yusuf was suspended by the council on Thursday over allegation of fraud, insubordination, criminal breach of Procurement Act, self-aggrandizement, arbitrariness among other offences.
But the Executive Secretary, against the pronouncement of the Governing Council, reported in his office on Friday morning, with a source informing Nigerian Tribune that he had been in contact with the Presidency.
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Till Friday evening, the source said the Executive…
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