President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended controversial Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf and appointed a new Executive Secretary in his stead, Prof Mohammed Sambo.
Buhari also dissolved the board of the scheme, directing the permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health to exercise full powers of the Council pending the constitution of a new Board.
Also, Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Chikwe Andrea Ihekweazu as Director–General (DG) of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
A statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity, Ministry of Health, Mrs. Boade Akinola, said the appointment is in line with the provisions of section 11(1)(3) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(Establishment) Act, 2018.
The statement noted that the appointment of the new Executive Secretary was as a result of the recommendations by the Independent fact finding panel.
The implementation of the report of the panel is coming about seven months after the panel turned in its report.
“Following the recommendations of report by an Independent Fact Finding Panel on National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the Current Executive Secretary, who has been on administrative leave and has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo as the new Executive Secretary,” the terse statement read.