{"id":6970,"date":"2018-02-06T13:37:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2018-02-06T13:37:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:37:49","slug":"buhari-reinstates-suspended-nhis-executive-secretary-prof-usman-yusuf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/buhari-reinstates-suspended-nhis-executive-secretary-prof-usman-yusuf\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari reinstates suspended NHIS Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6971\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1263\" height=\"1193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F.jpeg 476w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F-300x283.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F-768x725.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F-1024x967.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F-100x94.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F-969x915.jpeg 969w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1322947A-6405-46CF-86C8-29C070D42F4F-1150x1086.jpeg 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1263px) 100vw, 1263px\" \/>The suspended executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf has reportedly been reinstated by President Muhammadu Buhari, Premium Times reports.<\/p>\n<p>The executive secretary was suspended by the minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Yusu was found culpable of infractions that ranged from nepotism to theft of public funds by a panel commissioned by the minister.<\/p>\n<p>Premium Times reported that an administration official familiar with the development revealed that Buhari did not consider Yusuf\u2019s indictment by a ministerial panel before asking him to return to work.<\/p>\n<p>The letter of reinstatement was sent to Mr. Adewole on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Going further, the news outlet reported that Adewole confirmed receipt of the reinstatement letter but didn\u2019t elaborate on when Yusuf would resume or under which terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that the president has reinstated him,\u201d Mr. Adewole said.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that the reinstatement letter urged Yusuf to work closely with the minister upon resumption.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was an official response from the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, who was said to have been contacted for response to the development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspended executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf has reportedly been reinstated by President Muhammadu Buhari, Premium Times reports. The executive secretary was suspended by the minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct. 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